Tsitsipas survives first-round scare at Roland Garros
Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a scare against Jiri Vesely in his opening match at the French Open.
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French Open 2023: Stefanos Tsitsipas got 'wake-up call' in nervy first-round win over Jiri Vesely, says Mats Wilander
Stefanos Tsitsipas got a «wake-up call» in his nervy first-round French Open win over Jiri Vesely, reckoned Eurosport pundit Mats Wilander. The Greek fifth seed looked to be cruising into the second round at two sets up over his unseeded Czech opponent, but lost the third set and was then taken to a tie-break in the fourth, edging it 9-7 to belatedly take his place in the second round. Ad And Tsitsipas, who will next face Roberto Carballes Baena after the Spaniard beat Emilio Nava, was advised by Wilander that he must be clinical in finishing matches if he wants to go far in the tournament.
French Open 2023: Eighth seed Maria Sakkari falls after surprise straight-sets loss to Karolina Muchova
Maria Sakkari was dumped out of the French Open after a disappointing straight-sets 7-6(5) 7-5 loss to the unseeded Karolina Muchova. The Greek eighth seed raced into a 3-0 lead, winning her opening game to love before breaking Muchova in the next game and taking her next service game again without dropping a point. Ad From there though, things went awry.
Tsitsipas banks on wine, baguettes, Alcaraz-style smiles for Paris success
PARIS : World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas will be downing red wine, munching on baguettes and smiling a lot in Paris, hoping this will lead to success at the French Open, he said on Sunday.
French Open 2023: Stefanos Tsitsipas battles past Jiri Vesely to reach second round and avoid scare
Stefanos Tsitsipas had to survive a couple of scares but eventually battled past Jiri Vesely in his 2023 French Open first round match 7-5 6-3 4-6 7-6(7). The world No.
Tsitsipas made to sweat by Vesely in French Open first round
PARIS : Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was made to work hard for more than three hours to book his spot in the French Open second round with a 7-5 6-3 4-6 7-6(7) win over Czech Jiri Vesely on Sunday.
McCrohan places just outside medals at European Rowing Championships
Siobhan McCrohan finished just outside the medals in the lightweight women's single sculls after putting in a late surge to place fourth in the A final at the European Rowing Championships in Lake Bled in Slovenia.
European rowing championships: Women's Four book passage to final
Ireland's Women's Four secured their place in the 'A' final after finishing third in this morning's repechage at the European Rowing Championships in Slovenia.