"It was good magic, a fair amount of magic dust" - Tsitsipas after Madrid Open win

Stefanos Tsitsipas showed why he is one of the men to beat on the European clay with an assured start to his Mutua Madrid Open campaign on Wednesday evening against Pouille 6-3 6-4.

With the win, he became the first man to record 25 ATP Tour match wins on the year. He said:

"It was good magic, a fair amount of magic dust. A great start at the beginning of this tournament."

The fourth seed faced just one break point on the night, when he surrendered serve in between a pair of breaks in an eventful middle period of the opening set. He left no doubt in set two, following an early break with a love hold to open up a decisive advantage.

He further added:

"I don't really think about this stuff, to be honest with you. I've had good runs in the past. I've played well on this surface but every single day is a different challenge. Everyone wants to go out there and play the best they can against me, so I'm just going to try to play consistently as much as I can."