Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas marched into the French Open third spherical on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Spaniard Pedro Martinez.
The Greek star, who misplaced an epic semi-final at Roland Garros to Novak Djokovic final yr, subsequent faces big-serving American John Isner for a spot within the second week.
“I’m actually completely happy that my tennis is there, my efficiency is there and that I’m in a position to create a very good ambiance on this court docket,(*32*)3″ class=”story_para_3″>The 22-year-old will be hoping to take advantage of being on the opposite side of the draw to Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
He has never reached a Grand Slam final, but has reached the last four in his last two major tournaments.
Tsitsipas has been in excellent form on clay this year, winning the Monte Carlo Masters, the ATP event in Lyon and reaching the Barcelona Open final, where he lost to Nadal despite holding a match point.
“I’ve had good weeks this year, I’ve had some good results but I feel like there’s always more,” he added.
“I don’t see my performances as additional excellent, however I’ve been constant. We’re right here at a Grand Slam and it’s an enormous alternative… But in fact it’s going to be a problem.”
Tsitsipas holds a 3-2 winning record over Isner, but has prevailed in each of their last three meetings.
He served eight aces and struck 44 winners in a strong display against a stubborn opponent in world number 103 Martinez.
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