Stefanos Tsitsipas, the third favorite to win the 2023 Australian Open, advanced to the second round after defeating France’s Quentin Halis in 3 sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas, an easy opponent in the second round of the Australian Open
The Greek, who is ranked 4th in the ATP ranking, performed quite confidently, easily winning the first two sets.
In the 3rd set, Quentin Halis (ATP No. 61) put up more resistance against the Greek, but Tsitsipas ended up winning on a tiebreak after just over two hours of play.
STEPHANOS uD83CuDDECuD83CuDDF7@steftsitsipas defeats Halys to advance to the second round for the fifth year in a row.#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/oTfHHeaOr8
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 16, 2023
In the next action, Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet the winner of the duel between Yannick Hanfmann (128 ATP rating) and Rinki Hijikata (169 ATP rating).
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