"I went for it when I had to" - Tsitsipas overcome Sinner in Rome

Stefanos Tsitsipas produced a very good effort to avoid a long match against Jannik Sinner at the 2022 Italian Open in Rome, winning in two sets 7-6(5) 6-2.

It was a very interesting match and one that illustrates the way Tsitsipas played all week. He jumped out to a 3-0 lead, being very focused and playing well on the courts in the Italian capital.

Then, he complicated matters by losing that advantage, with his opponent making it 3-3. The Greek player then played superbly to get the set to the tie-break, in which he outplayed Sinner 7-5.

The second set was when Tsitsipas showed his talent taking Sinner apart from the baseline to win the match in two relatively simple sets, 7-6(5), 6-2. Naturally, he was delighted about his victory after the match.

It was a good match that could have been much worse, but Tsitsipas once again proved his qualities on the clay courts. He will need to do that again against Alexander Zverev, who bested him last week in Madrid.

It will be their third match on clay this year, with Zverev proving better last week and Tsitsipas winning in Monte-Carlo. Naturally, he wants to beat his German rival, who he, according to his own words, shares a similar style with.

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