Tsitsipas signs his 300th victory over Khachanov and repeats semifinals in Paris

The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas lHe achieved the 300th victory of his career, a victory over the Russian Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters 1,000, 6-3, 6-4, which will send him to play his second straight semifinals, at the indoor tournament in the French capital.

The seventh favorite, 25 years old, will compete for a place in the final against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov32, which defeated the Pole Hubert Hurkacz.

Tsitsipas will be making his third consecutive semifinal, after falling in Vienna and Antwerp, where he ended his game losing streak that he entered after lifting the trophy in Los Cabos in July, after which he is without two wins until tournament. Belgian since last month.

The Greek, who has changed his game, with more climbs to the net, surprised Khachanov chasing his second Masters 1,000 semifinals this year, after losing against his compatriot Daniel Medvedev in Miami.

Medvedev also beat Tsitsipas in the semifinals in Rome, the only Masters 1,000 the Greek has played this year.

This will be the eighth match between Tsitispas and Dimitrov, who achieved only one victory, three years ago at the Vienna indoor tournament. The Greek took revenge at the same stage the following year and this season beat him in the United Cup in Australia.

The Bulgarian, who will also play in his second semifinals in Paris, after 2019, is having a very good season and against Hurkacz he signed his 40th victory of the year, a figure he has not achieved since 2017, the year in which he became world number 3.

Dimitrov will be making his second consecutive Masters 1,000 semifinal, after falling in Shanghai against Rublev.