FirstSportz
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • eSports
  • F1
  • Football
  • Golf
  • MLB
  • MMA
  • NASCAR
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • NHL
  • Tennis
  • WWE
No Result
View All Result
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • eSports
  • F1
  • Football
  • Golf
  • MLB
  • MMA
  • NASCAR
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • NHL
  • Tennis
  • WWE
No Result
View All Result
FirstSportz
No Result
View All Result
Home Tennis

Tennis at Tokyo Olympics: Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes the first Greek man to win an Olympic singles match in 97 years

by Lakshya Chopra
July 25, 2021 / 16:41 GMT
Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas

follow icon Follow
Share

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas begins his Olympic campaign in style and becomes the first Greek man to win an Olympic singles match in 97 years. Tsitsipas beat German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets 6-3,3-6,6-3 in the first round of Tokyo 2020 on centre court.

Tsitsipas showcased his class in the clay season this year and was the most successful player with 2 titles in his name. He also reached the final of Roland Garros where he lost to Novak Djokovic. But he bowed out of the very first round of Wimbledon, making this first round win even more special.

In the match, Tsitsipas started on a strong note and kept his first serve in place. He was standing deep in the baseline and was hitting decent groundstrokes to open up the court. He got the decisive break and took the opening set 6-3.

Kohlschreiber too used his experience to bounce back in the second set. He has been in good form off late and was hitting the corners very well in the second set. He was tight on serve and managed to sneak in with a break to take the set 6-3.

Start as you mean to go on…@steftsitsipas becomes the first #GRE man to win an Olympic singles match since Paris 1924, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 3-6 6-3#Tokyo2020 | #Olympics | #Tennis pic.twitter.com/Gx9XeZcONA

— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 25, 2021

Both the players started on a positive note in the third set but clearly Tsitsipas had better legs. The Greek looked more focused and was hitting the right shots at the right time. He finally got a much needed break and stormed away with the set 6-3. This was his maiden Olympic win.

Tsitsipas will now face Frances Tiafoe, the man who knocked him out of Wimbledon earlier this month, in the second round.

Also read: Tennis at Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka begins her campaign with a win, beats Saisai Zheng

Tags: Philipp KohlschreiberStefanos Tsitsipas
Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

Also Read

Novak Djokovic Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic’s consistency gets lauded by Andy Murray who claims neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal could hold those standards

by Ritesh Pathak
44 mins ago

Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has received a heap of praise from British tennis ace and his long-time rival Andy...

Maria Sharapova confirms her doubles pairing with John McEnroe

WATCH: Maria Sharapova confirms her doubles pairing with John McEnroe against Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf at the upcoming Pickleball event

by Eeshita Dev
55 mins ago

Former World No.1, Maria Sharapova, deemed as one of the biggest players in tennis, announced her retirement back in 2020....

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal

Novak Djokovic reveals his biggest learning from Rafael Nadal having explained his favorite trait from Roger Federer as well

by Eeshita Dev
3 hours ago

World No.1, Novak Djokovic claimed his 24th Grand Slam major earlier this month with his title win at the 2023...

Novak Djokovic

PTPA co-founder Novak Djokovic exposes how betting houses are ruining the sport urging his colleagues to not compromise their integrity and cheat for money

by Soumyadeep Mondal
5 hours ago

World No. 1 and legend of the sport, Novak Djokovic has been working tirelessly for a long time to take...

Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka discloses her special agreement with ‘girlfriend’ Paula Badosa every time they come up against each other at tournaments

by Soumyadeep Mondal
6 hours ago

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka might not have many friends in the sport but has certainly gathered someone who has...

Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep

Caroline Wozniacki calls out journalist for incorrectly attributing her with fake quotes on Simona Halep’s controversial doping case

by Soumyadeep Mondal
6 hours ago

Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki has been associated with several hate comments on social media which have led the Danish...

Patrick Mahomes and Justin Fields Bears Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes backs Justin Fields to ‘trust his instincts’ amid a series of poor performances ahead of Chiefs-Bears clash

by Aravind Raj
11 mins ago

Tyron Woodley and Israel Adesanya

“Only person I want to beat,” Tyron Woodley reveals sole motive of UFC comeback is to dominate Israel Adesanya

by Nidhin Shibu
19 mins ago

Colby Covington, Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov

“Even his daddy knows…” Colby Covington claims Khabib Nurmagomedov was scared to fight him; challenges Islam Makhachev

by Nidhin Shibu
21 mins ago

Jiri Prochazka will fight for the title in his next fight

Jiri Prochazka next fight: Is “Denisa” competing for the vacant light heavyweight title next?

by Nidhin Shibu
25 mins ago

FirstSportz-Logo-Light
FirstSportz is the First Stop for all sports fanatics. Starting in 2019, we initially covered Olympic Sports, but in 2021 we added every other sport which you might be looking for, like NFL, Golf, MLB, WWE Cricket, Football, Tennis, Esports, NBA, MMA and more.
DMCA.com Protection Status
  • About Us
  • Advertise at FirstSportz
  • Contact Us
  • Correction Policy
  • DMCA/Copyrights Disclaimer
  • Editorial Team
  • Ethics Policy
  • Fact Checking Policy
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Join Us
  • Ownership and Funding Information
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 by Firstsportz

No Result
View All Result
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • eSports
    • Free Fire
  • F1
  • Football
  • Golf
  • MLB
  • MMA
  • NASCAR
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • NHL
  • Tennis
  • WWE
  • Info
    • About Us
    • Editorial Team old
    • Contact Us

© 2023 by Firstsportz