Stefanos Tsitsipas held fourteen of fifteen service games to recover from a set down in his Tokyo ATP 500 opener. Playing as a qualifier on October 1, 2026, he defeated Tomás Martín Etcheverry 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Tsitsipas won 42 of 48 points behind his first serve, compared with Etcheverry’s 44 of 61. He conceded only six first-serve points and finished with nine aces and no double faults.
On return, Tsitsipas created six break points and converted two. Etcheverry converted the only break point he earned, but that was also the only service game Tsitsipas lost all match.
Tsitsipas won seventeen of twenty-five second-serve points, while Etcheverry won thirteen of twenty-two. After losing the opening set 4-6, he took the next two 6-3 and 6-4, completing a comeback in which he faced just one break point overall.
