Stefanos Tsitsipas completed his third comeback from two sets down to inflict more Roland Garros heartbreak on Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti on Tuesday evening. The fourth-seeded Greek started brightly but needed to dig deep in the end for a 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory that finished after 12:30 a.m. on Court Philippe Chatrier.

It’s the second time in less than two years that Tsitsipas has produced a great escape in the opening round in Paris. He also came back from two sets down against Jaume Munar in September 2020 in the rescheduled edition of the clay-court Grand Slam. The Greek repeated the feat against Rafael Nadal at the 2021 Australian Open.

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Musetti, the #NextGenATP 20-year-old, had a tournament favourite on the ropes for the second straight year at Roland Garros. He won two tie-breaks to take control against eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the 2021 fourth round, but faded late in the match. He put more of a scare into Tsitsipas on this occasion, clawing back an early break in the fourth set, but never got close to a knockout blow.

With the victory, Tsitsipas advances to face Czech qualifier Zdenek Kolar, who knocked off France’s Lucas Pouille, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 earlier on Tuesday.

More to come…