Stefanos Tsitsipas This Friday he became the first semi-finalist of Monte Carlo Masters 1000. As all week, the Greek once again showed that the Monegasque tournament is one of the best places to achieve a huge 6-4, 6-2 victory over Karen Khachanov in a match without much history that did not last an hour and a half.
The Greek, 12th seed, thus achieves qualify for their second semi-final of the seasonafter what was achieved in February in Los Cabos (Mexico).
The 2021 and 2022 champion showed his strongest version against Khachanov: an aggressive forehand, a very damaging serve and a lot of deployment on the court.
“I’d be lying if I said stepping foot on this field didn’t bring back fond memories.. It’s something I attribute some of my performances to here over time,” he said after the game.
“To come back here and relive those memories of the past. It gives me a good feeling to be able to play for an audience like this. To be able to try to fight for excellence with my game. These are opportunities that don’t coming in many years. The clay court tour only lasts for a certain period. I try to make the most of it” he added.
After the ‘break’ exchange in the first three games, the match was completely dominated by the Greek player.
In the second set, he only lost three points when on serve.
His opponent in the semifinals will come from a clash between Italian Jannik Sinner, second seed, and Dane Holger Rune, seventh.
Source: La Verdad
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