In the presence of more than ten thousand spectators and mostly small children Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-5, 6-2 against Alvaro Guillén (world No. 731) in the Davis Cup Division A Premier Game.

It is noted that a minute of silence was observed in memory of two Air Force pilots who recently died as a result of the crash of their fighter in the waters of Andravida.

Race

Matches are played at the closed stadium “Nikos Galis” OAKA. “Tsitsifast” with “good morning” broke down and took the lead 2:0.

However, later in the match, the Ecuadorian champion kept his serve, lowering the score to 2:1, and after the break he equalized the score 2:2 and for the first time in the match took the lead 3:2.

Despite the reaction of Tsitsipas, who seemed to have problems with the size of the court (as he almost missed points several times), Guillen managed to keep his serve and take the lead 5-4. Knowing that now there is no room for error, the 24-year-old Greek champion equalized at 5:5 and took a 6:5 lead with a new break, closing the first set with a score of 7:5.

In the second set, Tsitsipas, ranked 3rd in the world, came out with the intention of “cleaning up” the match and winning. Having made a break on Guillain’s serve, he took the lead 2-0 and laid the “foundations” of victory with another break.

After an overstrain in the first set, the tennis player from Ecuador did not have enough moral and competitive “reserves” to resist the Greek tennis player.

Stefanos Tsitsipas offered an impressive spectacle to thousands of tennis fans from time to time and, without encountering significant opposition, easily went 6-2 and won to give the team a 1-0 lead.

Sayings of Stefanos Tsitsipas

Immediately after the end of the match, “Tsitsifast”, who survived the apotheosis, said:

“In the match, I was not nervous. I want to congratulate my opponent. We had a good fight. I don’t know him as a player, but we had a good match. I thank the people who came to support us in our endeavor. I am very happy to be here with the team and we will do our best to improve. I was not bothered by the presence of people. I played last week in the same big stadium, without so many Greeks, and here is the continuation. Let’s go guys. Let’s go to!

Weekend Schedule

Today (02.04) follows the match between Aristotle Thanos (SS Michalis Pervolarakis felt uncomfortable) with Andres Andrade.

On Sunday (matches start at 12.00) matches will take place:

• Stefanos Tsitsipas – Petros Tsitsipas / Gonzalo Escobar (No. 44) – Diego Hidalgo (No. 76)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas-Andres Andrade (No. 564)
• Michalis Pervolarakis-Alvaro Guillen (No. 731)

The team with three victories will qualify.

Source: RES-IPE