Tsitsipas Begins Roland-Garros Title Defense with Dominant First-Round Win

Impressive Performance

World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas made a strong start to his Roland-Garros title defense on Tuesday, defeating qualifier Daniel Altmaier 7-6 (8), 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.

Early Setback

Tsitsipas faced an early challenge in the first set, falling behind 0-4. However, he fought back to win the tiebreaker 10-8.

Dominant Display

From the second set onwards, Tsitsipas dominated the match. He broke Altmaier's serve three times in the second and third sets, and four times in the fourth set, while only dropping his own serve once.