Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled to find his groove for much of his match against Swiss qualifier Alexander Ritschard this morning, but his resilience was enough to complete a 7-6(1), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 first-round victory at the grass-court major.
“Obviously it is great to be back [at Wimbledon],” said Tsitsipas in his on-court interview.
“I have to congratulate Alexander for an incredible performance. I am sure we are going to see a lot of him,” the World No. 5 said.
Test passed ✅
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022
Stefanos Tsitsipas is into the second round of #Wimbledon for the second time, defeating Ritschard in four sets pic.twitter.com/glSwoZl3xJ
This comes as earlier this morning Kyrgios took out a win against Great Britain’s Paul Jubb, winning 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5.
Kyrgios separately fought with the chair umpire, a linesperson and fans in the stands. After securing the victory, he spat on the court saying it happened after he received “pure disrespect” from the boisterous crowd.
“I’ve never, ever just gone to anyone else’s job and just blatantly spat, disrespected them. I don’t understand why people do that to athletes. It’s happening more and more in sport. Spectators are just … so disrespectful to the athletes,” the World No. 40 said.
Some huge winners ☄️@NickKyrgios wins a 5-set thriller against Paul Jubb #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/TsRSznSBrW
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022
Also victorious was Maria Sakkaria who won her opening round against Australian Zoe Hives last night.
The Greek won 6-1, 6-4, a victory which included claiming the opening set in just 26 minutes. Although Hives had three games in her pocket in the second set, Sakkari broke to take it to 4-1, before going on to take the win.
🇬🇷 @mariasakkari is moving on following a 6-1, 6-4 win over Zoe Hives#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/hxJLBwUhcV
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022
