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No. 57 Tiafoe upsets French Open runner-up Tsitsipas in Wimbledon first round

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas has been upset in the first round at Wimbledon by Frances Tiafoe of the United States.

The 57th-ranked Tiafoe applied pressure by charging the net often and won 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. He had been 0-11 previously against players ranked in the top five.

Tiafoe won 24 points at the net and saved all seven break points he faced.

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Tsitsipas was seeded third and had won more matches than any other player on the men’s tour this year.