MIAMI - Stefanos Tsitsipas was made to wait, and he was happy to be finally up and running a week after arriving in South Florida for the Miami Open.
On Monday, the world No. 3 got his campaign under way with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin of Chile.
The Greek had a first-round bye and then a walkover win in the second round when Frenchman Richard Gasquet pulled out with injury.
"It has almost felt like a vacation this past week, staying in Miami," said Tsitsipas.
"I'm glad I got started. It was a difficult match against an opponent who has played good tennis against good opponents in the past. I am happy with the way things turned around and my confidence towards the end.
"I had an eye-on-the-prize attitude and it was effective with how I played in the last game when he was serving." Tsitsipas, 24, has not been on court much in recent weeks - he withdrew from Acapulco due to a shoulder injury and was beaten in the opening round in Indian Wells.
This story is from the March 29, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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