Tsitsipas finishes off Kym after overnight pause

Stefanost Tsitsipas said he slept soundly prior to finishing off a darkness-interrupted match on Thursday as he eliminated local Jerome Kym at the Gstaad Swiss Open.

The Greek who once cracked third in the world and the 186th-ranked Swiss returned to the clay after darkness on Wednesday night left them hanging at 5-all in the third set.

Tsitsipas revved up his game from the resumption to emerge into the quarter-finals 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5).

The second seed now standing 85th in the world after several poor seasons and a split with his father as his coach, said getting his rest was not a problem after the interruption.

“It was strange going to bed and not being finished. I visualised what I wanted to do, my shot patterns.

“It worked out pretty well. 

“I had a good night’s sleep, I was not too stressed and I recovered to get ready for the continuation.”

After saving break points in the first game on Thursday, Tsitsipas triumphed in the final-set tiebreaker 

“I’m relieved I was able to save a couple of break points.. I put my game together and made it )victory) happen again.”

The Greek now faces off against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech for a semi-final spot.

“I’m expecting a lot of big serves, the altitude (1050m) helps. I’ll try to build consistency around my own serve.”