Stefanos Tsitsipas edged past Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in a tense first-round match at Gstaad. The Greek won a tight third set thanks to a single break, converting his only break point of the decider at 3-5 to serve out the match.
Tsitsipas drew first blood with a break in the seventh game of the opener, holding his own serve to take the set 6-4. Shevchenko responded strongly in the second, breaking at 3-1 and saving all four break points he faced to level the match at one set apiece. The decisive third set remained on serve until the eighth game, where Tsitsipas struck the critical break and closed out the match.
Shevchenko saved eight of nine break points overall (89%) but could not convert his one break chance into a lasting advantage. Tsitsipas won 26 of 50 first-serve return points (26%) and finished with 77 total points to Shevchenko's 71.