'If he serves well it is much easier' - Alex Corretja feels serve key to Stefanos Tsitsipas' French Open chances

Alex Corretja feels Stefanos Tsitsipas must serve well if he is the make a deep run at the French Open. After two tough matches, Tsitsipas produced an excellent display to beat Mikael Ymer 6-2 6-2 6-1. Ad/> The warm weather was more suited to Tsitsipas, as the conditions allowed him to get more action on the ball, and he dominated his Swedish opponent.

/> Roland-GarrosDavid Goffin — Hubert Hurkacz — Roland-Garros HighlightsAN HOUR AGO While his overall game was solid, the foundations were built on serve. He won 83% of points on his first serve — and 80% on second. According to Corretja, those are the numbers the Greek has to produce if he is to go deep at Roland-Garros.

“I liked the way he was playing,” Corretja said in the Eurosport studio. “He was moving well and playing aggressively. “It was in totally different conditions.

First match was a night session, and the second match was wet and he did not find his way. Today the sun was out and he was hitting the ball much harder with more spin.” ‘He still has the flame burning to compete’ — Federer’s agent says he will be back 'Nice gesture from Rafa' — Boy surprises Nadal in 'very special' moment after match Zidane backs Nadal to win it all at the French Open despite younger talent being present A lot has been talked about the backhand being a weakness for Tsitsipas, but Corretja feels excellent serving would allow him to mitigate his least-effective shot. “He needs the forehand as his backhand when he gets spin into the ball it is good as it bounces high, but if he does not hit the spin they (opponents) can hit it flat to his backhand and that’s when he struggles,” Corretja said.