A new surprise at the Roland Garros tournament! Stefanos Tsitsipas, eliminated by a player who came from qualifications
Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Wednesday, May 28, 2025 23:08 / Updated Wednesday, May 28, 2025 23:11
Stefanos Tsitsipas (26 years old, #20 ATP) was eliminated in the second round of Roland Garros by Matteo Gigante (23 years, #167 ATP), score 4-6, 7-5, 2-6, 4-6.
The player who came from the qualifications has achieved 42 winning blows, compared to the 31 succeeded by the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. In the next round, the Italian will face American Ben Shelton (22, #13 ATP), who took advantage of the abandonment of French Hugo Gaston (24, #83 ATP).
Stefanos Tsitsipas, eliminated in round 2 from Roland Garros by a player from qualifications
Gigante saved all the nine break balls in the fourth set and won the victory in his first match against Roland Garros finalist in 2021. The Italian will participate for the first time in his third round of a Grand Slam tournament.
Matteo Gigante managed the break for 2-1 in the last set and ended the match at his second match ball, after more than three hours of playing on the “Simonne Mathieu” field.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, who had a balance of 27 victories and 8 defeats in Paris before today's match, reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros in the last two seasons.
Casper Ruud, another top player leaving Roland Garros in the second round
The double finalist from Roland Garros, Casper Ruud (26 years old, #8 ATP), was eliminated in the second round of this year's Paris slag by Portuguese Nuno Borges (28 years, #41 ATP), score 6-2, 1-6, 0-6.
Finalist in 2022 and 2023 and semifinalist in 2024 at Roland Garros, Casper Ruud leaves the second Grand Slam tournament of the season since the second round of the competition.
