Stefanos Tsitsipas ended a 16-month wait for an ATP Tour title when the Greek defeated Belgium\u2019s Raphael Collignon 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 to win the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The victory was Tsitsipas\u2019s first title since he beat Canada\u2019s Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Dubai Tennis Championships final in March 2025 and the 13th ATP singles crown of his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to start by mentioning how amazing the final was today,\u201d Tsitsipas said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time so it does mean a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old, a former world number three currently ranked 85th in the world, produced a strong serving performance in the two-hour 17-minute contest, firing four aces without a double fault. <\/p>\n
He won 21 of 29 points on his second serve and saved two of the four break points he faced.<\/p>\n
Tsitsipas took the opening set before first-time ATP Tour finalist Collignon fought back to level the match in a second-set tiebreak.<\/p>\n
The Greek regained control in the decider, however, securing the break he needed to seal the title.<\/p>\n
The triumph provides a timely confidence boost for two-time Grand Slam finalist Tsitsipas as he looks to build momentum ahead of the US Open, which begins on August 30.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Wimbledon finalist Karolina Muchova said on Saturday she would miss August\u2019s Canadian Open after undergoing minor surgery.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Czech lost to compatriot Linda Noskova 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the Wimbledon final earlier in July.<\/p>\n
It was the second Grand Slam final defeat of Muchova\u2019s career, following her loss to Poland\u2019s Iga Swiatek at the 2023 French Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to undergo a small surgery that will keep me off the court for a few weeks,\u201d Muchova posted on social media. <\/p>\n
\u201cEverything went well, and I\u2019m already working on my recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cSad to be missing Toronto this year. I was really looking forward to making my debut there, but recovery comes first.\u201d<\/p>\n
The world number six has struggled with a series of injury setbacks during her career, including recurring wrist problems.<\/p>\n
Muchova did not disclose the nature of the injury or provide a timeline for her return, but she is expected to be fit for the US Open. \u2014 Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stefanos Tsitsipas ended a 16-month wait for an ATP Tour title when the Greek defeated Belgium\u2019s Raphael Collignon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[51675,36293,41,15466,17],"class_list":["post-105339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-switzerland","tag-raphael-collignon","tag-stefanos-tsitsipas","tag-swiss","tag-swiss-open","tag-switzerland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116947880653557503","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}