French Open 2022: Stefanos Tsitsipas crushes Mikael Ymer to power into fourth round at Roland-Garros

Stefanos Tsitsipas announced himself at the French Open with an impressive 6-2 6-2 6-1 victory over Mikael Ymer to reach the fourth round.

Tsitsipas’ body language were the key takeaways from his first two rounds.

Against, Lorenzo Musetti he fought a personal battle, constantly screaming at himself and winding up the crowd. It was the complete opposite against Kolar, as he kept his cool and even got the spectators on his side by interacting with them and asking for support.

Against Ymer on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, Tsitsipas’ tennis did the talking.

In truth, Tsitsipas was a step above Ymer in terms of class – but that could be argued was the case in the opening two rounds.

But on this occasion, Tsitsipas got in front early and controlled the contest. The warm Paris sunshine did not help Ymer, as it allowed his opponent to impart huge amounts of spin on the ball.

After being firmly second best in the first two sets, Ymer went off court to freshen up and reset. It did not help, as he surrendered his serve meekly in the first game of the third set.

In total control, Tsitsipas used the third as a practice ground. He tested his serve-and-volley skills for likely tougher battles ahead – and he powered through to complete the win in an hour and 32 minutes.

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