Stefanos Tsitsipas fell to the ground Friday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell as if he were celebrating another title. That wasn’t the scene, but the No. 5 seed couldn’t contain his relief after surviving a pair of match points in a quarterfinal encounter that nearly slipped through his fingertips. Tsitsipas fought off Facundo Diaz Acosta, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), to secure a ninth consecutive win on the back of his third Monte Carlo triumph. “It seemed like a mountain. I reminded myself that I... Read this story
