Stefanos Tsitsipas

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[Damian]

Tsitsipas Storms Past Schwartzman In Cincinnati

Spoiler:

Greek breaks his opponent's serve five times to triumph

Stefanos Tsitsipas continued to look at home in Cincinnati on Thursday at the Western & Southern Open.

The Greek, who has reached the semi-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 event in each of the past two years, advanced to the quarter-finals with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 win against Diego Schwartzman.

Earlier this season, the pair had played two tight three-setters. But Tsitsipas never allowed Schwartzman to get comfortable on the Ohio hard court, triumphing in one hour and minutes to take a 3-2 lead in their ATP Head2Head series.

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The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals champion stood out on return, earning 14 break points in the match and converting five of them. The fourth seed is into the last eight at the Lindner Family Tennis Center without losing a set.


Tsitsipas was in complete control when he served for the match at 5-2 in the second set, but mishit a backhand long to keep Schwartzman’s hopes alive. The Argentine was unable to take advantage of the opening, however, losing his serve for the fifth time in the next game and with it, the match.

Next up for Tsitsipas will be an American: John Isner or Sebastian Korda. Tsitsipas has won four consecutive meetings with Isner (4-2 overall) and claimed his only match against Korda, which came in Cincinnati last year.

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Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas also won a Match Tie-Break on Thursday, upsetting fifth seeds and Wimbledon finalists Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-7. The Danish/Greek team converted on three of seven break chances, including in the final game of set two, when a scrambling Tsitsipas lob brought up set point.


Rune/Tsitsipas will next face fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarter-finals. The Salvadoran/Dutch team finished as 6-3, 7-6(11) winners after a marathon second-set tie-break against Americans William Blumberg and Steve Johnson.

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ATP Cincy22: 16. ćwierćfinał M-1000.

[4] Stefanos Tsitsipas d. [13] Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3

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ATP Cincy22: 11. półfinał M-1000.

[4] Stefanos Tsitsipas d. John Isner 76(5) 57 63

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Imponującą skuteczność ma Stefanos w M-1000. 16 ćwiartek z których urodziło się 11 półfinałów. Na tle Miedwiediewa wyróżnia się w tym departamencie Grek (jest 2 lata młodszy).

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Tsitsipas Weathers Isner Storm, Sets Medvedev SF

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Greek improves to 45-15 on the season
Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his third consecutive Western & Southern Open semi-final on Friday, outlasting John Isner 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3 to set a popcorn clash against World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.

In a rain-disrupted clash, the Greek weathered a storm on court as he blunted the American’s big-hitting game with heavy topspin, while he clinically took his one break chance in the third set to advance after two hours and 22 minutes in Cincinnati.

“I knew coming into the match that it is never easy playing against him,” Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview. “You have to deal with lots of different variations of play and I think the most important thing is to stay patient because there will be a lot of situations that you can’t really control. That is what I was trying to do today.

“It all came [down] to a few points at the end of that set and I was just able to hang in there and make one more ball back and not give him much to work with.”

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With his 45th tour-level win of the season, the 24-year-old has improved his ATP Head2Head series record against Isner to 5-2. He will look to reach his first final at the hard-court event when he faces Medvedev on Saturday in what will be a difficult test, with the top seed leading the Greek 7-2 in their ATP Head2Head series.

“I am going to have to play my game,” Tsitsipas said looking ahead to his match against Medvedev. “I have been playing well so far. Of course an obstacle like Daniil is never easy. I am going to try and approach my game in the most precise and best manner and let my tennis do the talking."

Tsitsipas has enjoyed strong results at ATP Masters 1000 events this season, retaining his title in Monte Carlo before he reached the semi-finals in Madrid and the championship match in Rome.

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In a hard-fought first set, both gave little away on serve, meaning a tie-break was left to decide the opener. With Tsitsipas leading 4/3, rain briefly forced the players off court. When they returned, the Greek zoned in to seal the set.

Isner refused to go away in the second set and was rewarded for his aggressive returning in the 11th game when he broke to lead, before he rallied from 0/30 to serve out the set.


In a close third set, it was Tsitsipas who found an extra gear. The fourth seed took his only break point of the match to move 5-3 ahead and then showcased mental toughness to hold from 0/30 and triumph.

Tsitsipas looked to step inside the baseline and attack for large periods of the match. As shown in his INSIGHTS: Conversion Score, the Greek (76 per cent) had a slightly higher success rate than Isner (72 per cent) when moving forward, which was the key to his victory.

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Isner, who advanced to the final in Cincinnati in 2013, edged Benjamin Bonzi, Hubert Hurkacz and Sebastian Korda in three sets earlier this week to reach his first Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season.

Did You Know?
Tsitsipas holds a 7-1 record against Americans this season, with his one defeat coming against Jenson Brooksby in Indian Wells.

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Imponującą skuteczność ma Stefanos w M-1000. 16 ćwiartek z których urodziło się 11 półfinałów. Na tle Miedwiediewa wyróżnia się w tym departamencie Grek (jest 2 lata młodszy).

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Jak miałbym odpisać od razu bez zgłębiania się w statystyki to pewnie języczkiem u wagi są ceglane mastersy. Wiadomo, że to naturalna nawierzchnia Greka, a Rosjanin dopiero ostatnio jest w stanie cokolwiek na niej ugrać. Biorąc pod uwagę, że na hard Grek też jest na tyle solidny, że robi te wyniki stąd może ta skuteczność. Szkoda, że nie ma żadnego Mastersa na trawie, bo tu akurat proporcje byłyby odwrotne niż na mączce. Niemniej jednak to właśnie ilość ceglanych Mastersów grana w stosunkowo niedługim czasie i dodana do tego Barcelona są według mnie problemem Cipasa. Mam wrażenie, że gość w Paryżu ma wyraźnie za mało w baku, a to przecież powinien być jego priorytet. Mastersy zatem mastersami, ale to Med ma Szlema.

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Net Profit: Tsitsipas Sinks Medvedev To Reach First Cincinnati Final

Spoiler:

Greek earns third win in ATP Head2Head series
The 10th installment of the Daniil Medvedev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas rivalry saw the Greek emerge a 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3 winner on Saturday night at the Western & Southern Open. The fourth seed used his all-court game to great effect to earn a hugely satisfying result against one of his most challenging rivals, closing the gap to 3-7 in the pair's ATP Head2Head series with the help of 36 net approaches.

“I knew I had to sign up for a difficult task, third set, it wasn’t going to be easy," Tsitsipas said post-match. "He made it very physical and really demanding for me. I just took advantage of some of his missed first serves. I think I had a couple opportunities where it seemed to be going towards to my side."

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Two sets of high-quality tennis — both won by Tsitsipas — bookended a bizarre middle stanza in which both men lost focus for alternating stretches. The Greek saved a set point in the first-set tie-break as he won its final three points to lead, but quickly fell behind 0-5 in the second thanks to some untimely double faults.

He avoided the bagel and then some, getting to 0/40 as Medvedev served at 5-3, but could not convert and instead took his momentum into the final set.

Tsitsipas claimed the lone break point of the final set in its sixth game, courtesy of a Medvedev double fault, and cooly served out the match to love with the help of strong net play — a formula he leaned on time and again throughout the two-hour, 23-minute match.

"He kept missing a lot of first serves consecutively and that gave me some time to think of my next move a little bit clearer," Tsitsipas said, alluding to his opponents 49 per cent first-serve percentage. "He gave me a double fault on break point, which I think was very important moment for me psychologically to give my best shot. I was a few games away and I was very calm and concentrated in every single task that was given to me."


The fourth seed won 75 per cent (27/36) of his net points in the match, showing great patience as he worked his way into attack in the rallies. While he hit some world-class volleys, his knack for well-timed approaches left him with a straightforward task on many of his trips to the frontcourt — at least as simple as it can be against the rangy Medvedev, who flashed his elite retrieving skills with a stunning forehand pass on the fullest of full stretches as he chased parity late in the final set.

"There were some difficult shots I had to play a bit more," Tsitsipas said of his measured game plan. "A few short balls I really took advantage of and came in. A lot of courageous serve and volleys, approaches to the net that definitely gave me that great win today.”

Playing in his third straight Cincinnati semi-final, the Greek passed that stage for the first time to advance to his second Masters 1000 hard-court final (Toronto 2018). He will face Borna Coric, a 6-3, 6-4 winner against Cameron Norrie, in Sunday's title match.
Did You Know?
All four of Tsitsipas' hard-court titles have come indoors on the ATP Tour, including his triumph at the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals.

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