It was imposed on him Alexander Zverev (number 5 in the world ranking) and advanced to the quarter-final stage of the tournament held in Monte Carlo The Stefanos Tsitsipas!
The Greek tennis player performed very well and took a 5-0 game lead in the second set, having won the first 7-5, with the German coming back to level at 5-5, but with Tsitsipas finding the solutions at his most crucial point fight, finally celebrating the victory with 2-0 (7-5, 7-6(3)) and making an appointment with him Khachanov in the semi-finals!
…and breathe??@steftsitsipas holds off Zverev 7-5 7-6 after a *wild* second set at the #RolexMonteCarloMasters! pic.twitter.com/2tDj9jez6M
— Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (@ROLEXMCMASTERS) April 11, 2024
The match started with the two opponents protecting their serves until 2-2, with Germanos “touching” the break in the fifth game, but with Tsitsipas saving three break points, finally managing to lead with 3- 2. Zverev came close to the break in the seventh game of the first set, when Stefanos returned to lead 4-3, while after failing to take advantage of his two break points for 6-4, he finally won the first set 7-5 in 57 minutes, “breaking” his opponent’s serve two games later!
Taking advantage of the momentum, Tsitsipas entered the second set with a bang, making two consecutive breaks and taking a 5-0 lead, while he then had two match points, which he did not take advantage of. At that point Zverev began his counterattack, taking five straight games to tie the game at 5-5 and take the match to a tie break. There, Tsitsipas did not lose his concentration, finally managing to win the set 7-6 (3), celebrating the great victory!
The sets: 7-5, 7-6 (3)
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