May 13, 2024

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The Tsitsipas brothers are defeated, Slovakia makes it 2-1, and Stefanos enters a do-or-die match.

The Tsitsipas brothers are defeated, Slovakia makes it 2-1, and Stefanos enters a do-or-die match.

Davis Cup



Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas in Davis Cup
Exercise at the right time

Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas competed against Lukas Klein and Igor Zelenaj, but lost 2-1 (6-3, 6-7, 6-3) and Slovakia advanced in the Davis Cup, earning a 2-1 draw against them. Greece.

Slovakia achieved a very important victory in the doubles competition on Sunday (17/9), as Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas were defeated by Lukas Klein and Igor Zelenay In two sets 2-1 (6-3, 6-7, 6-3).

Greece reached a decisive point after Slovakia took a 2-1 lead in the tie. We remind you that the team that achieves 3 wins first will also win the tie, ensuring its qualification In the 2024 Davis Cup qualifiers.

Slovakia won the first set, with the Tsitsipas brothers leading 4-3, but Klein and Zelenaj with straight games made it 6-3.

In the second group, The national team equalized in the tie-break, but in the third group, the Slovaks played four consecutive matches, reaching 6-3.

Immediately after the doubles, the match of Stefanos Tsitsipas with Alex Molchan will take place at 1:00, in which the leading Greek tennis player will be asked to equalize for the national team, so that our country has the opportunity to claim qualification to the fifth match. From the series.

The program will conclude with a match (if necessary) between Alexandros Skourilas and Lucas Clyne.