Stefanos Tsitsipas25 years old and world No. 8, reached the quarterfinals of Rome Masters 1,000 showing a game that put him as the main contender for the title after a steady trickle of eliminations of other favorites, case of Novak Djokovic, Daniel Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud either Rafael Nadal.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz They prefer to rest to recover from their physical discomfort and come more prepared Roland Garrossecond grand slam of the year and a wonderful culmination of a demanding European tour on clay.
In that situation, Tsitsipas has been growing throughout the week and is aiming very high in Rome, but this Thursday he is forgiving in his quarterfinal match (3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in 2h.38′) and Nicholas Jarry He entered the Masters 1,000 semi-finals for the first time in his career to complete the Chilean party in Rome, where his compatriot had already qualified on Wednesday. Alejandro Tabilo.
Alejandro Tabilo (32nd)-Alexander Zverev (5th)not before 3:30 pm, and Nicolás Jarry (24th)-Tommy Paul (16th), not before 8:30 pm, this Friday the matches that will decide the stars in Sunday’s finals. Tabilo and the German will compete in the racket for the first time and Jarry dominated (1-0) the American.
With Jarry, world number 24, and Tabilo (32nd) there will be two Chileans in the Masters 1,000 semifinals for the first time. The last time the incident happened on the ATP circuit was 18 years ago, in Vina del Mar’2006with the Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu who took the witness from the greatest reference in Chilean tennis, the former world number 1 Marcelo Rios.
Tsitsipas, champion of Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 and finalist in Barcelona, had success on the track after scoring the first set (3-6), but then did not take advantage of his opportunities. In the second, he was down 0-40 in the seventh game and 15-40 in the 11th before Jarry, himself, broke his serve wide to level the contest (7-5).
The Greek advanced to the third and final set by breaking the third game (2-1), but the Chilean immediately hit him back (2-2), raising his confidence and, hitting very powerful shot from the bottom of the court , broke the predictions by entering the semifinals with another break, with his fourth match-ball (6-4).
Source: La Verdad
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