'You have to target that' - Mats Wilander feels Stefanos Tsitsipas being held back by his backhand at French Open

Eurosport expert Mats Wilander feels Stefanos Tsitsipas’ backhand is in danger of holding him back from winning major events. The Greek is among the favourites for French Open glory, but he has spent seven hours and 40 minutes on court over the course of his opening two rounds. Ad/> For the second match in a row, the No.

4 seed was given a severe test — as he took over four hours to beat Zdenek Kolar 6-3 7-6(8) 6-7(3) 7-6(7). Roland-Garros'He drove me crazy' — Tsitsipas given stern test before seeing off impressive Kolar3 HOURS AGO Wilander was hugely impressed with Tsitsipas’ fighting spirit and desire, but feels his backhand is not developing enough. “The gameplan against Tsitsipas is pretty clear,” Wilander said in the Eurosport studio.

“It’s simple against Tsitsipas, it’s hard to beat him, but you have to target that backhand of Tsitsipas. “The backhand is not progressing. His fighting spirit is, but when the balls are heavy he is not getting much on it.

Kolar was good at targeting it.” 'It is unacceptable' — Henman feels Begu lucky to avoid DQ after throwing racquet 'I just lost it' — Halep admits to suffering panic attack during loss to Zheng Wilander feels the overall package is good, but wants the 23-year-old to find a way of getting more punch into the backhand. “I think he plays smart tennis,” three-time French Open winner Wilander said. “He is serving well, but I don’t think he’s playing well at night.