Stefanos Tsitsipas continued to struggle with his tennis, suffering a shocking upset against Nicolas Jarry at the China Open.
This match was rather fascinating in many different ways. On the one hand, it's a shocking loss for Tsitsipas because he played really well here in the past, and the conditions suit him really well.
On another note, it's not that surprising if you look at how he played in recent weeks. It's even less shocking when you look at this opponent who already stunned him once this year in similar conditions.
The courts in Asia play rather fast, and Jarry has a powerful serve and a really good forehand. He used it quite often to go to the backhand of Tsitsipas, which isn't his biggest weapon when under pressure.
Tsitispas could have survived this matchup, but he needed to serve well, and he really didn't. Committing a double fault on a break point isn't exactly ideal, and that's what happened to Tsitsipas in the second set. The first set went to Jarry 6-4, who was quite impressive.
He served well; he barely dropped any points on his own serve and blasted more winners than Tsitsipas. He basically did everything he needed to do to win the set, and it went his way. The second didn't go any differently.
Tsitsipas opened well as he served well but eventually that one bad service game came and Jarry broke immediately. That was the main problem for Tsitsipas because he had a few chances but didn't use any of them.
Jarry used his chances with clinical precision, and in a tight matchup like this one, it proved enough. The final score was 6-4 6-4 for the Chilean, who continues his sensational comeback season with another solid win. As for Tsitsipas, he will focus on the remainder of this ATP season in an attempt to get back to his top tennis.
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