Stefanos Tsitsipas fights back from two sets down to beat Lorenzo Musetti in dramatic French Open match

Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a major scare as he fought back from two sets down to beat Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the French Open. World No. 66 Musetti, who pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets in Paris last year, won seven games in a row to take control against Tsitsipas on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Ad/> However, the fourth seed rallied in impressive fashion and came through 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2. He will next face Czech qualifier Zdenek Kolar. Roland-Garros'That could have been nasty!' — Umpire reacts quickly to avoid mishit returnAN HOUR AGO Tsitsipas made the final in Paris last year and is fancied to go far again after landing on the opposite half of the draw to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.

But he was given a stern test by Musetti, who eventually faded in similar fashion as he did against Djokovic a year ago when he retired in the fifth set as he said he «couldn't win a point». There was no sign of the drama to come in the evening session as Tsitsipas surged into a 4-1 lead. The fourth seed had two break points for 5-1 but Musetti held and then broke in the next game.

Umpire reacts quickly to avoid Musetti's mishit return McEnroe on why Tsonga didn't win a Grand Slam title The quality of the match ramped up as Musetti fended off three break points to hold for 4-4. As Musetti’s level improved, more errors started to come off Tsitsipas’ racquet and he was broken when he dragged a forehand wide. Musetti served out the set in confident fashion and then reeled off three games in a row to further take command of the match.