"I never gave up" - Tsitsipas underlines resilience as key in win over Berrrettini

Stefanos Tsitsipas rallied in the first set tiebreak against Berrettini which proved key in his win over the Italian at the Rome Masters.

Matteo Berrettini played a very strong first set against Stefanos Tsitsipas but a late surge from the Greek in the tiebreak effectively swung the match in his favour with the Greek winning 7-6(3) 6-2. On the match Tsitsipas said:

“I had to deal with very serious business today. Matteo was applying a lot of pressure with his serve, being very precise and accurate and that was the most difficult [part] of the match today…"

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The key moment in the match came in the tiebreak where Tsitsipas rallied from 1-3 down to take it 7-3. On that he said:

"In the tie-break, I found my footwork which helped me transform my game and feel more comfortable playing the rallies. I was happy. I fought like I always do. I never gave up. I saw [my] opportunity and grabbed it.”

Tsitsipas will face Djokovic in the quarterfinals and on that upcoming match he said:

“[Djokovic] has won here a lot of times. I am just expecting to go out there [and] give my best performance. He can play on all surfaces. We played each other at Roland Garros."

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The Greek is hoping to do better this time saying:

"I see this as an opportunity for me to do something better this time. I hope to be able to play the same tennis that I have been playing so far and be a challenge for him.”  

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