Tsitsipas qualifies for the second round with authority!
Stefanos Tsitsipas held his nerve perfectly on Tuesday. Faced with a resilient Taro Daniel who was as consistent as ever from the baseline (16 unforced errors), the Greek didn't fall into the trap.
Buoyed by a quality first ball and aggressive, hard-hitting groundstrokes (56 winners, 32 unforced errors), the world number 11 managed the important moments very well to win in three sets and less than 2 h 30 of play (7-6, 6-4, 7-5).
Confirming his status as a serious outsider, Tsitsipas will meet the winner of the match between Ruusuvori and McDonald in the second round.
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