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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas won a first-round thriller at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Monday when they clawed past Grigor Dimitrov and Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 10-5 in the Principality.
The Greek brothers converted both break points they faced, before they raised their level in the Match Tie-break to earn their second win of the season as a team after one hour and 50 minutes.
They will next face Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer, who have enjoyed success as a team on clay, triumphing at Roland Garros last season.
Singles stars Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune advanced, moving past Italians Simone Bolelli and Lorenzo Musetti to set a second-round meeting against fourth seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic.
Andreas Mies and Fabrice Martin saved two match points en route to a 6-3, 4-6, 11-9 victory against Francisco Cerundolo and Daniel Evans, while Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden edged Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Did You Know?
Stefanos Tsitsipas has won back-to-back singles titles at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
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