Stefanos Tsitsipas was once a very good tennis player. He might not have won any Grand Slam events, but his play implied he might be capable of doing so, especially on the clay courts of the French Open. The last couple of years have not been overly kind, though.
What was promising to his longtime fans was that he was performing well at the 2026 Swiss Open, entering his semifinal match against Aleksandr Shevchenko. He continued to do so in the first set, too. He won 88 percent of his first serves and took advantage of his only opportunity to break, taking the set 6-4.
In the second set, however, the former ATP No. 3 fell apart a bit. For a stretch of games after Shevchenko had taken a 2-1 lead, the Greek player seemingly struggled to land any shots in. He was broken and then saw Shevchenko hold at love so that the Kazakhstani led 4-1, and appeared to be forcing a third and final set.
Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches the final of the Swiss Open by defeating Aleksandr Shevchenko
Tsitsipas had his chances to break back at 2-4, but allowed Shechenko to begin dictating points again, and after failing to get the break he needed, Tsitsipas slammed his racket on the court, causing the head to break in half.
The Greek player collected himself quickly in the final set, though, and kept holding confidently. He pushed Shevchenko more on his serve, and at 3-4 with the Kazakhstani serving, Tsitsipas got to 15-40, and while he couldn't get the break on his first chance, Shevchenko handed him the game on the next with a double fault.
All Tsitsipas needed to do was hold, which he did relatively easily. He has 12 career titles, but has only reached one final since the start of 2025. Maybe his career is beginning to turn back to the excellence he had before.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will next play Raphael Collignon in the Swiss Open final. Collignon is ranked No. 42 and has had a decent career so far, but the final in Gstaad is his first final.
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