Ninth-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas went past Marton Fucsovics in his opening game of the French Open 2024 edition on Monday (May 27). The Greek star eased to the next round with a 7-6 (9-7), 6-4, 6-1 win over the Hungarian player under the new roof on Court Suzanne Lenglen on a rain-marred Day 2 of the Roland Garros. 

Talking about the contest, Tsitsipas — who confirmed getting back with Spanish player and girlfriend Paula Badosa — didn’t have an easy start. His Hungarian opponent was up for the challenge as the first set was stretched considerably. It went into the tie-breaker with the 25-year-old Tsitsipas emerging on top 7-6 (9-7) in what was a riveting opening set. The Greek player endured some tough moments in the following set as well but wrapped it up relatively easily, winning 6-4 before taking the third set without dropping much sweat (6-1).

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With this win, Tsitsipas has opened his French Open campaign in style and will now lock horns with Germany’s Daniel Altmaier in the second round, on Wednesday (May 29) at the Roland Garros. Facing the 83rd ranked Altmaier, Tsitsipas will hope for another straight-set win as the competition will get intense with each passing round. Meanwhile, the likes of Jannik Sinner and Stan Wawrinka have also moved ahead and entered the second round in the clay-court tournament. 

Monday evening’s biggest clash is Rafael Nadal, a 14-time French Open champion, versus Alexander Zverev. All eyes are on Nadal who is believed to be making his final appearance at the French Open; a tournament he has dominated since his early days. 

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