ATP: Stefanos Tsitsipas in Mallorca in the final, Taylor Fritz in Eastbourne
While Taylor Fritz and Maxime Cressy were able to play their way into the final at the classic lawn in British Eastbourne, the final on Mallorca is Stefanos Tsitsipas against Roberto Bautista Agut .
by Stefan Bergmann
last edit: Jun 24, 2022, 08:47 pm
The final of the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in Mallorca is Stefanos Tsitsipas against Roberto Bautista Agut. First, the Greek, who was in second place, played his way into his fourth final in 2022 with a 6: 4, 6: 4 over the French Benjamin Bonzi, the 34-year-old Spaniard followed with a 7: 6 (5), -6: 2- Success over the Swiss qualifier Antoine Bellier.
The local hero, who is ranked fifth on the Balearic island, played in his only final on grass in 2014 - at that time Bautista Agut was able to beat the German Benjamin Becker in three sets in 's-Hertogenbosch. For the 23-year-old Helenen, on the other hand, it is the first title match on grassy terrain - in the head-to-head of the two protagonists it is 2-0 for the sixth in the world rankings. Incidentally, Tsitsipas is also the only player so far this season who has been able to reach a final game on all surfaces.
Eastbourne: Taylor Fritz - Maxime Cressy
In Eastbourne, England, the semi-finals ended much later in the day, as the women's semi-finals were played first. The first men's finalist was Paris-born American Maxime Cressy, who defeated wildcard player Jack Draper 7:6 (5), 6:7 (2), 6:3 after 2:42 hours of play. Cressy had also knocked out local heroes Cameron Norrie and Daniel Evans in previous rounds.
Taylor Fritz then put the final point on tennis Friday with a 6:1, 6:7(5), 6:3 victory over the Australian Alex de Minaur. The American, who was led by three, won the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in south-east England in 2019. The two compatriots who now meet in the final have never played a competitive match at Tour level.