Stefanos Tsitsipas says change of 'attitude' sparked superb comeback against Lorenzo Musetti at French Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas said the key to his impressive comeback victory over Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open was a switch of “attitude”. The world No. 4 looked to be heading for a shock exit as he lost the first two sets against Musetti, who pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets last year in Paris.

Ad/> However, Tsitsipas raised his game and fought back to win 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2. Roland-GarrosTsitsipas fights back from two sets down to avoid Musetti shock3 HOURS AGO Asked during his on-court interview what he changed after the second set to turn the match around, Tsitsipas said: “My attitude. “I wasn’t feeling very good in the first two sets, something was off with my game, but Lorenzo played really well, he wasn’t giving me rhythm.

“For sure very happy that things ended that way. Things weren’t easy for me in the first two sets but positive, good effort at the end.” Tsitsipas rallies to beat Musetti in five-set battle Watch as umpire reacts quickly to avoid Musetti return Tsitsipas lost in the final last year and is fancied to go far again after landing on the opposite half of the draw to Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. He will next face Czech qualifier Zdenek Kolar.

Two-time French Open finalist Alex Corretja thinks Tsitsipas will be buoyed by the win over Musetti. “It was one of the best matches I have seen in the first round of a Grand Slam, the quality was amazing,” Corretja said on Eurosport. /> “This could be a turning point in his career.

This match should give him so much confidence because he was trying to go for it, he didn’t wait for the mistakes of Musetti.” Former British No. 1 Tim Henman said he thought Tsitsipas’ serve was key to the match. “He had a lot of chances in the first