Tsitsipas – Gasquet 1-2: With left into the grass season, Stefanos, early farewell to the Stuttgart Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas started the grass season with the left flank. The number 5 in the world lost 1:2 sets against Richard Gasquet (No. 55) and said goodbye prematurely Stuttgart Open.

Tsitsipas had a lot of ups and downs in his game and made a lot of mistakes, which shows he’s trying to regain his footing. Instead, the 36-year-old Frenchman was more consistent and managed to reach the quarterfinals where he meets Struff.

The next tournament for Stefanos Tsitsipas is Halle next week, which is expected to be his last before Wimbledon.

The match: The game started with the best signs for Stefanos Tsitsipas, who secured a 3-0 lead with a quick break. However, Gasquet responded with exactly the same coin and quickly equalized the set.

After the set, the two tennis players tried to jeopardize the other’s serve, but to no avail, leading both to the tie-break. There Gasquet managed to finish the set 7:6 (8) and take a 1:0 lead.

The second set was a different matter entirely. Tsitsipas was sweeping and managed to take a 4-0 lead for a short time with two breaks. From there he just held serve to finish the second set 6-2 and send the game into the third set.

In the third set we didn’t have a break, unlike the rest of the sets where both tennis players had chances but didn’t take them.

In the 12th game, Richard Gasquet took advantage of Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mistakes and managed to finish the set and the game 7-5 with the 5th match point he created.