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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Tallon Griekspoor will likely be squaring off for simply the second time of their careers once they battle for a quarterfinal spot on the ABN AMRO Open on Thursday. Their solely earlier encounter got here on the 2023 Australian Open, the place Tsitsipas cruised 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-3.
A transfer to indoor laborious courts–particularly in Rotterdam–ought to be simply what the physician ordered for Griekspoor. That is with out query the Forty third-ranked Dutchman’s favourite event. Not solely is he taking part in in entrance of the house crowd, however he additionally reached back-to-back semifinals in 2023 and 2024 (misplaced to Jannik Sinner each instances). Griekspoor is off to a different robust begin this yr, having scraped previous Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-7(2) 7-6(4) on Wednesday.
Tsitsipas struggled in 2024 and this season can be off to a tough begin. The Twelfth-ranked Greek is 2-2 with losses to Alexander Shevchenko and Alex Michelsen to associate with wins over world No. 196 Pablo Carreno Busta and world No. 138 Harold Mayot (within the Rotterdam opening spherical on Tuesday).
