Stefanos Tsitsipas wins opener in Dubai

Field Level Media|published: 02/24/2025, 4:47pm EST

Aug 27, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) hits a forehand against Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)(not pictured) in a men's singles match on day two of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas won points on 81 percent of his first serves in his 7-6 (4), 6-3 defeat of Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut came from behind to defeat Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), in the only three-set match of the day.

Winning in straight sets were Alexei Popyrin of Australia, Russia's Karen Khachanov, Zizou Bergs of Belgium and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France.

--Field Level Media