Stefanos Tsitsipas survived some late nerves at the Winston-Salem Open Monday, when he overcame Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 7-6(6) in his opening match at the ATP 250 event.

The Greek 28-year-old let slip three match points at 5-4 in the second set, then had to fend off a set point at 5/6 in the tie-break before finally closing out the win in one hour and 40 minutes. The former No. 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings crucially saved seven of the eight break points he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

"Mindset [matters]," Tsitsipas said following his win. "Everyone can play good tennis, everyone can hit the ball. But when the moment gets crucial, when you have to really step is up, I feel like [mindset] is the only [thing] that helps."

With the triumph, Tsitsipas leveled his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Broosby at 1-1. The 28-year-old will next face Luca Van Assche or Aleksandar Kovacevic for a place in the last eight.

In other action, 17-year-old Cruz Hewitt overcame a slow start to rally past American lucky loser Sebastian Gorzny 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in two hours and 10 minutes. With his victory, the Australian became the youngest Winston-Salem match winner since Frances Tiafoe in 2015. Hewitt will now play Wimbledon semi-finalist Arthur Fery in the second round.

“He [Sebastian] played an amazing first set and I didn’t really know what to expect,” Hewitt, who is making his tournament debut, said. “But then I thought I handled the pressure well and I came back with some better tennis than the first set.”

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Earlier in North Carolina, lucky loser Dhakshineswar Suresh defeated Marcos Giron 6-3, 7-5 in 67 minutes to earn his first ATP Tour win. The 26-year-old Indian will face eighth seed Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round.

Elsewhere, former champion Lorenzo Sonego and Benjamin Bonzi also advanced. Sonego, who won the title in 2024, defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 to set a second-round clash with ninth seed Adrian Mannarino, while Bonzi defeated Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 7-6(7). Daniel Altmaier also advanced with a 6-1, 7-6(6) win against Argentine Francisco Comesana.