The Greek, 4th in the world and outgoing finalist of the tournament, will have spent only 1h32 on the court this time.
Enough to breathe a little after the 4 hours spent two days ago to overcome the Czech qualifier Zdenek Kolar (134th).
In the first round, he had been down two sets to zero before getting out of the trap embodied by the young Italian Lorenzo Musetti (66th) at midnight and a half past (5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2) after 3h34 of combat.
"It's different from my first two games, that's for sure. This time I felt more free (to play my shots) more confident. It was a good game as far as I'm concerned", welcomed Tsitsipas on the court just after his victory.
"The conditions were warmer and drier, which suited me better. If I could wish for one thing for the rest of the tournament, it would be for the sun to continue. And for the public to be always numerous", smiled the Greek, before going to sign the giant tennis balls of several dozen supporters who were waiting for him at the edge of the court.
The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, during his victory against the Swede Mikael Ymer, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, on May 28, 2022 in the 3rd round of the Roland-Garros tournament Thomas SAMSON AFP
In the next round, it is the winner of the meeting between the Frenchman Hugo Gaston (74th) and the Dane Holger Rune (40th) who awaits him.
A match scheduled for the night session and which Tsitsipas has announced that he wants to follow.
"Both are very interesting players", judged the Greek, who indicated that he had no preference as to who he will face to try to reach the quarterfinals of his 6th Roland-Garros.
With Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, all three in the upper half of the men's table, Tsitsipas is the big favorite in the lower part.
He has had a convincing clay-court season so far: he won the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, as in 2021, reached the semi-finals in Madrid and the final in Rome.
With 33 wins, including sixteen on ocher, he is the most prolific player in 2022.
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