Tsitsipas stages comeback to win Halle opener
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Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas is now 32-10 for the season.
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BERLIN - World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas came from behind to defeat Frenchman Gregoire Barrere to make the last 16 at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Halle on Monday.
The second-seeded Greek lost the first set and fell a break down in the second before recovering to win 6-7 (6/8) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) against Barrere, ranked 58th.
Tsitsipas, who was knocked out in the second round in his previous two appearances in Halle, is now 32-10 for the season.
He will face Chilean Nicolas Jarry next for a place in the quarter-finals.
Later on Monday, top seed Daniil Medvedev plays American Marcos Giron. AFP
