Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas needed over three hours to secure his place in the second round of the French Open after defeating Czech player Jiri Vesely with a score of 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6. Tsitsipas struggled against Vesely's shots but relied on his deep hits to take a two-set lead. Vesely continued to apply pressure, earning four set points in the tiebreak but missed all of them, allowing Tsitsipas to clinch the victory with a successful shot.