Tennis
Kassin – Tsitsipas 0-2: In the third round of the Barcelona Open, Stefanos without raising the stakes
Stefanos Tsitsipas won a 2-0 set against Pedro Kassin without hesitation to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open where he will face Shapovalov.
In the third round of the Barcelona Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 5) qualified, easily beating Pedro Kassin (No. 68) 2-0.
In the next round, Stefanos Tsitsipas meets Denis Shapovalov, who previously won a 2-0 set against Kovalik. The two have met four times, with the Canadian (No. 28) winning three times.
The match: The race started with several rallies where both athletes found their footing. Stefanos Tsitsipas in particular seemed to have lost his rhythm.
However, he created a double break chance in game five and took it, then held at love to take control at 1-0, 6-4
At the start of the second set, Stefanos Tsitsipas came in with tremendous energy and, having already read his opponent’s play, was able to take a 4-0 lead.
From then on, the difference in performance between the two opponents was no longer possible, Tsitsipas usually finished the second set 6-2 and qualified.
Source: sport 24
