the greek tennis player Stefanos TsitsipasThe sixth player in the world won the first title of his grass career on Saturday in Mallorca by beating Spain. Robert Baptist (20th) of 6-4; 3-6 and 7-6 (2) in 2 hours and 29 minutes.
Tsitsipas was crowned king of the turf of the Majorcan ATP 250 category tournament against Bautista, whom he defeated on three other occasions: in Australian Openat an exhibition in 2019 and at the 2021 ATP Cup in series between Spain and Greece.
Meanwhile, the Spanish reached the final without losing a set on the island.
On the slopes of the Mallorca Country Club he removed, among others, the number one, the Russian Daniel Medvedev in the quarterfinals, he defeated him on tournament grass Halle ATP (Germany).
Tsitsipas, who entered the Mallorca Championschips tournament by invitation, started the match 4-0 in 16 minutes after breaking his rival’s serve twice:
As Bautista entered the final, he made a lot of mistakes against an opponent where everyone came out and gave a real recital.
The man from Castellón was able to recover one of the two serves he had contested, but was unavoidably defeated in the first round (6-4) in 39 minutes against a rival who resolved two double faults he made with three ace.
Bautista reacted in the second set and took the lead (4-3) for the first time. He hasn’t failed since then and forced the tiebreaker (6-3) in 1 hour and 20 minutes of play.
Tisitsipas returns to regain his best feelings on the decisive set. He got the point in his favor (3-1) after Bautista’s poor game in which he slipped, lost the racket and fell to the ground while trying to return a ball that entered after grazing into the net.
The Greek was again, a formidable rival with his great forehand and an impeccable service that saved him from trouble at the worst moment.
The Spaniard, however, showed his mental strength, battling every ball and showing in the final stage why he won 40 of 57 against the grass, including those that earned him a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2019.
He tied the set (5-5) and forced the Athenian to work hard to force a tiebreaker.
Rafael Matos and David Vega, in doubles
The championship title in Mallorca was played with the best 7 points. Tsitsipas recovered his best feelings and didn’t fail in decisive moments to beat Bautista 7-6 (2) after a great final that on many occasions lifted the public from their seats.
On the other hand, in doubles, the Brazilian Raphael Matos and the Spanish David Vega registered their names in the doubles record of the Mallorca Championships after beating Uruguayan Ariel Behar and Ecuadorian Gonzalo Escobar (7-6).[5]6-7[6] at 10-1).
Source: La Verdad
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