Loose and precise. This is what it looks like Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th in the world) at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 facilities. In another great display of tennis, He defeated Russian Karen Khachanov (17) 6-4 and 6-2, and qualified once again to the semi-finals of the Monaco competition..
The Greek, who had just eliminated Serbian Laslo Dire, swept Argentine Tomas Echeverri and left German Alexander Zverev behind, felt comfortable at home, against Moscow at the Court Rainier III Stadium. He showed off his attack with brilliant line-outs and took another step forward on the brick dust in the emirateIt is a tournament he won twice, in 2021 and 2022.
Athenian, former Third World, 25 years old, It was his eighteenth victory in the history of the competition and he celebrated his 315th success on the ATP Tour (149 losses).. A few days ago, he formulated a statistic that ranks him as one of the three tennis players with the best winning percentage on this planet, and this percentage has increased even more.
Khachanov arrived encouraged after his victory over his compatriot Daniil Medvedev, but he did not have a good day on his serve. Show some physical weaknesses. So much so that at the end of the first set he needed medical help due to discomfort in his adductor muscle.
In this way, with claims to the title, Stefanos Tsitsipas, who arrived in Monaco with more doubts than certainties, put his name among the top four in the first Masters 1000 tournament of the season on clay and He celebrated his 15th victory in 2024.
The two-time Grand Slam finalist, the product of his performances at Roland Garros 2021 and the Australian Open 2023 (he fell to Novak Djokovic in both definitions), is awaiting a commitment from Yannick. comet (ii) And Holger Runes (7) To find out his next competitor, in what This will be his 16th M1000 semi-final.
Monte Carlo can be watched live on STAR+ for all of Latin America.
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