Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to the second round at the Shanghai Masters
Tsitsipas won 6-3, 7-5 and said he is continuing his climb back up the ATP rankings.
- On Thursday, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated qualifier Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Shanghai Masters, advancing his campaign to climb back up the ATP rankings.
- Following mid-year struggles, the two-time major finalist has worked his way up to 43 in the ATP rankings and competes in Shanghai seeking further improvement in his standing.
- Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic secured his first ATP 1000 main draw spot in seven years, recording his 19th victory in his past 26 matches to reach the event.
- Tsitsipas next faces 18th-seeded Luciano Darderi in the second round, seeking to maintain his momentum against the Italian player and advance further in the Shanghai Masters bracket.
- Top-Seeded players U.S. Open champion Alexander Zverev and third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz received first-round byes, while Jannik Sinner withdrew from the tournament and remainder of 2026 due to a right knee injury.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to the second round of the Shanghai Masters after his 2-0 (6-3, 7-5) victory over Kimer Kopejans. The post Tsitsipas comfortably advances to the second round of Shanghai appeared first on in.gr.
Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to second round of Shanghai Masters
Tsitsipas, who reached a career-high No. 3 ranking in 2021, had to win two qualifying matches to get into the main draw at last week’s Japan Open, where he lost in the second round. At his previous tournament, the U.S. Open, he lost in the fourth round to eventual finalist Ben Shelton.
Stefanos Tsitsipas did not face any particular problems and thus prevailed over Kimer Kopejans with 2-0 sets (6-3, 7-5) in the “128” phase at the Shanghai Masters. Stefanos Tsitsipas made an ideal start at the Shanghai Masters, prevailing with 2-0 sets (6-3, 7-5) over the Belgian, Kimer Kopejans and passed without any particular problems to the next phase of the tournament. There he will face Luciano Darderi. But this is not the first time he wi…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to the second round at the Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas beat qualifier Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday in a first-round match at the Shanghai Masters, continuing his slow climb back up the ATP rankings.
Against the 32-year-old unknown Belgian, No. 232 in the world, the Greek tennis player did not worry at any point in the game, even when in the 2nd set, he made almost twice as many errors as in the first.
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