Tsitsipas made to work to down gritty Cressy
The young Greek settled down against the tall serve-and-volleying wildcard in his first US Open
03 September 2020 - 14:20
New York — Stefanos Tsitsipas weathered a serve-volleying storm from Maxime Cressy before grinding the American wildcard down 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round of the US Open.
In a slow-burning contest of short, sharp points, fourth seed Tsitsipas had to fight off a set point against the French-born Cressy, who fired 21 aces and rushed the net 92 times on a muggy night at Arthur Ashe Stadium...
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