NEW DELHI: Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame a tough start to defeat Italian Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday.
Tsitsipas keeps his hopes alive of winning his first Grand Slam title, though the 2021 Roland Garros finalist faced an early test from Arnaldi, who had previously ousted sixth seed Andrey Rublev.
Arnaldi started strongly, saving three break points in the opening game and making a decisive break to lead 3-1, ultimately taking the first set comfortably as Tsitsipas struggled to counter the Italian's energy.
Tsitsipas appeared to be in deeper trouble in the second set when Arnaldi broke to lead 3-2. However, Arnaldi failed to capitalize when serving for the set, allowing Tsitsipas to break back and ultimately win the tiebreak, leveling the match.
With renewed confidence, Tsitsipas broke in the first game of the third set. As Arnaldi began to falter, Tsitsipas secured another break, and two more breaks in the fourth set sealed the victory, ending Arnaldi's challenge.
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