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Petros and Stefanos Tsitsipas delivered a stunning comeback successful their Monte-Carlo Masters debut, rallying from a 1-5 shortage successful the second-set tie-break and redeeming treble lucifer points to decision Americans Christian Harrison and Evan King 4-6, 7-6(7), 10-8.
This triumph marks the Greek brothers’ 4th consecutive twelvemonth reaching the 2nd circular astatine the tournament, wherever they’ve present made 4 appearances.
The lucifer was a rollercoaster, with the Tsitsipas duo staring down elimination successful the second-set tie-break. Trailing 4-5 and facing treble lucifer points, they dug deep, winning the adjacent constituent and yet clinching the tie-break 9-7 connected their 2nd acceptable point. Their resilience was bolstered by a beardown 2nd set, wherever they created aggregate interruption opportunities, mounting the signifier for a melodramatic turnaround.
The deciding lucifer tie-break was arsenic intense. After gathering a 5-3 lead, the Tsitsipas brothers saw their vantage gaffe to 7-7. Undeterred, they fought backmost to gain treble lucifer points astatine 9-7, converting connected their 2nd accidental to unafraid the triumph and advance.
In the 2nd round, they’ll look British brace Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, who earlier dispatched Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-4. Meanwhile, the latest ATP rankings amusement Stefanos Tsitsipas holding dependable astatine No. 8 with 3,445 points, successful a apical 10 led by Jannik Sinner (10,330 points), followed by Zverev (7,645) and Alcaraz (6,720).
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