Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo with Fritz as his rival on the road to third place

Him Taylor Ridge will face today (Friday 14/4) Stefanos Tsistipas in the quarterfinals of the Masters in Monte Carlo, with the first serve expected after 14:00.

The top Greek tennis player wants to continue the battle to win his third consecutive title in the tournament, where he counts twelve consecutive victories and is called upon to overcome the obstacle of the 25-year-old American.

Tsitsipas’ run in Monaco began… leisurely, after passing bye from the first round, while in the second he retired Bonzie. From the “16” he passed with a comfortable victory over him Harry (6-3, 6-4) in one hour and 34 minutes.

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Fritz, on the other hand, has had a harder time getting to the “8”. He passed too bye from the first round and then prevailed 7-6 (10), 6-2 Stan Wawrinka. In the “16” he celebrated a great upset with 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 over Yuri Lekhetska and check the ticket for the battle with Tsitsipas.

The winner of the match will find one of them in front of him Andrei Rublev and Jan-Leonard Struffwhich will face each other at 12:00.

Tsitsipas has the absolute number of victories against Fritz, in the three meetings between them. Their first meeting was at the Laver Cup in 2019, while in the same year Tsitsipas prevailed 7-6(3), 6-3 in the round of 32 at the Paris Masters.

The two met again last year at the “16” of the Australian open, where the Greek tennis player prevailed with difficulty (4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4).