Stefanos Tsitsipas' first-round match against Fabian Marozsan at the BMW Open in Munich halted at 2-2 in the third set on Tuesday due to poor lighting. The Greek star won the first set 6-3 but lost the second 6-7 after squandering a match point. Play resumes Wednesday, with the winner facing Denis Shapovalov next.
Tsitsipas, ranked No. 67 after a tough start to 2026, entered the Munich ATP 500 event for the first time, skipping his favored Barcelona Open. He started strongly, securing the opener 6-3, but Marozsan fought back to win the second set 7-6 in a tiebreak. Tsitsipas had held a match point on return during that set but could not convert it. He raised visibility concerns with the chair umpire before the suspension at 2-2 in the decider, as darkness fell on the outdoor clay court. Conditions did not improve, leading officials to postpone the match until Wednesday. The resumption marks the final first-round contest to complete, with favorable weather expected. Tsitsipas spoke ahead of the tournament about adapting to Munich's cold conditions. “It’s a new place for me. I’ve never had the opportunity to play here. I’m used to the warm weather in Barcelona. In recent years I’ve played there and done quite well. I received a nice invitation to come and play here. I thought it would be a cold place even before packing my bags, and I wasn’t too wrong,” he said in a press conference. His 2026 season has seen early exits in Adelaide, Australian Open, Rotterdam, Qatar Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo Masters, dropping him 31 spots in the rankings from the year's start.
