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  • Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz fights previous Nicolas Jarry, Stefanos Tsitsipas eases into Round 4

    By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz needed to combat onerous in his Round 3 match towards Chile’s Nicolas Jarry earlier than successful the match 6-3, 6-7, (8-6), 6-3, 7-5 on Centre Court. The Spaniard will now face the winner of the match between Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini.

    On Saturday, Alcaraz was in a little bit of bother towards Jarry earlier than discovering his type. Jarry outplayed Alcaraz so far as winners are involved. Jarry hit 48 of them, seven greater than his opponent. But that he made 46 unforced errors, 16 greater than Alcaraz, led to his downfall.

    Alcaraz was slightly tentative together with his second serves, successful solely 52 p.c of factors from them and making seven double faults. The match was a witness to 27 aces (12 from Alcaraz and 15 from Jarry).

    Stefanos Tsitsipas had a tricky time towards Andy Murray when he needed to combat onerous to win the match in 5 units. But on Saturday, he defeated Serbia’s Laslo Djere 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 on Court 2 in two hours and 11 minutes.

    Although he gained the sport in straight units, Djere saved him on his toes all through. Both gamers have been wonderful of their first serves, with a win proportion within the 80s. Djere was additionally higher than Tsitsipas as he hit six extra winners and one much less unforced error than his Greek opponent.

    But the distinction was created by the truth that Tsitsipas earned three breaks of serve in comparison with Djere’s one. Tsitsipas, who can also be participating within the males’s doubles and combined doubles, is subsequent set to lock horns with Christopher Eubanks, who defeated Australia’s Christopher O’Connell 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2).

  • French Open 2023, Day 6: Djokovic, Sabalenka and Tsitsipas into Round 4, seventh seed Rublev stunned

    By Rounaq Sehrawat: 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and 2023 Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka cruised to spherical 4 of the persevering with 2023 French Open on the once more of straight set wins, whereas seventh seed Andrey Rublev and British main Cameron Norrie had been eradicated on Day six of the opponents.

    It was a day of highs and lows as some massive names bowed out of the 2023 Roland Garros. While the likes of Djokovic, Sabalenka and Stefanos Tsitsipas superior to the next spherical, massive names like Rublev, Norrie and world amount three Jessica Pegula suffered defeats in spherical three.

    Djokovic wins in straight models

    The two-time French Open champion appeared shaky throughout the first two models as he spent three hours on the courtroom, profitable back-to-back tie-breakers, nonetheless pulled ahead throughout the third set to complete a 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-2 win over twenty ninth seed Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina on the Philippe-Chatrier courtroom in Paris.

    The Serb reached the 4th spherical of the French Open for the 14th consecutive yr no matter being booed by the Chatrier crowd on a lot of occasions all through his match.

    Sabalenka makes easy work of Rakhimova

    The world amount two made easy work of Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova, defeating her 6-2, 6-2 throughout the third spherical of the French Open in a match that lasted merely 67 minutes. This is the first time that Sabalenka has reached the spherical of 16 in Paris, the place she’s going to lock horns with USA’s Sloane Stephens, who beat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 throughout the third spherical.

    The Belarusian skipped the post-match press-conference citing psychological effectively being causes as a consequence of questions pertaining to the Russia-Ukraine battle, saying she did not actually really feel protected on the media interaction.

    “I know they still expect some questions that are more about the politics and not so much about my tennis. I know that I have to provide answers, but on Wednesday I did not feel safe in the press conference,” said Sabalenka.

    Tsitsipas hammers Schwartzman

    Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas moreover booked a spot throughout the spherical of 16 stage of the French Open with a convincing straight models win over Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman. The world amount 5 beat Schwartzman 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 throughout the third spherical.

    Pegula bows out in spherical 3

    World amount three Jessica Pegula didn’t advance to the Round 4 after shedding 1-6, 3-6 to Belgium’s Elise Mertens at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Mertens fully dominated the American, profitable two breaks of serve, as compared with Pegula’s zero. 28 unforced errors ended up costing Pegula the match as Mertens extended her head-to-head file in opposition to the American to 3-0.

    Rublev, Norrie eradicated

    World amount seven Andrey Rublev suffered a shock defeat by the fingers of Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego. The world amount 48 defeated the Russian in a marathon five-setter, which lasted for 3 hours and 42 minutes. Sonego overcame Rublev 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 with a sensational comeback throughout the third spherical of the 2023 Roland Garros.

    Meanwhile, a high-octane matchup between world amount 17 Lorenzo Musetti and world amount 14 Cameron Norrie, resulted throughout the British main being knocked out of the French Open. The Italian defeated Norrie 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the spherical of 16 in Paris.

    Other outcomes

    In completely different outcomes, Russia’s Karen Kachanov defeated Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4, 6-13-6, 7-6 to maneuver on to the spherical of 16. Austria’s Sebastian Ofner overcame Italy’s Fabio Fognini 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 in a long-running five-setter in spherical three.

    As for the women’s singles, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina received right here from behind to beat Russia’s Anna Blinkova 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova knocked out World amount 24 Anastasia Potapova from the French Open, beating her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Meanwhile, fellow Russian Elina Avanesyan beat Clara Tauson of Denmark 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in spherical three.

  • Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz advances to quarterfinal after beating Tommy Paul, Stefanos Tsitsipas crashes out

    Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz defeated USA’s Tommy Paul in straight units and superior to the quarterfinal. Stefanos Tsitsipas confronted a defeat to Karen Khachanov.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 29, 2023 08:37 IST

    Miami Open: Alcaraz advances to quarters after beating Paul, Tsitsipas crashes out. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Sports Desk: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz continued his spectacular run after an harm layoff as he defeated the USA’s Tommy Paul within the males’s singles Round of 16 of the Miami Open. Alcaraz gained the match 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) in an hour and 36 minutes.

    Like Elena Rybakina, who defeated Martina Trevisan, Alcaraz additionally stored alive his hopes of sunshine double. Alcaraz will now face Taylor Fritz within the quarter-final on Thursday, March 30. It additionally occurred to be his ninth win in a row on the ATP circuit.

    Alcaraz has gained three matches towards Paul till now. If he wins the Miami Open, the 19-year-old Spaniard would be the youngest participant to win the Sunshine Double.

    “I played a really great match and I hope to play the same level in the quarter-final. I moved well and defended well and I counter-attacked and I think if I play at that same level I will have a lot of chances to get through,” Alcaraz stated.

    Earlier within the day, 2nd seed Stefanos Tsitsipas confronted a shock defeat by the hands of Karen Khachanov. Khachanov took an hour and 32 minutes to win the match 7-6 (4), 6-4.

    Prior to the match, the percentages had been stacked towards Khachanov, who had misplaced all his earlier six matches towards Tsitsipas. Khachanov additionally reached 4 quarterfinals out of six tour-level championships.

    “I think [restricting Tsitsipas] was the key. Both of us were serving pretty well in the first setâ€æ Then I took it to the tie-break, and in the second set as soon as the opportunity came, I had to take it,” Khachanov stated after the match.

    Khachanov is subsequent scheduled to lock horns with both Francisco Cerundolo or Lorenzo Sonego.

    Edited By:

    sabyasachi chowdhury

    Published On:

    Mar 29, 2023

  • Australian Open 2023: World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas secures straight units win in opposition to Quentin Halys in Round 1

    Australian Open 2022: World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) in Round 1 of the Australian Open 2023 males’s singles.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 16, 2023 15:58 IST

    Australian Open 2023: Tsitsipas secures straight units win in opposition to Halys in Round 1. Courtesy: AP

    By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Stefanos Tsitsipas, on Monday, January 16, defeated Quentin Halys in Round 1 of the Australian Open 2023 males’s singles on the Margaret Court Arena.

    Tsitsipas, who’s the No.3 within the ongoing event, gained the match 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) to get off to an excellent begin within the hard-court event at Melbourne Park.

    In the primary set, Tsitsipas earned one break of serve to have the final snigger. He smashed as many as 15 winners and had a primary serve win share of 100. In the second set, Tsitsipas once more impressed together with his first serves, gaining 89 p.c of factors from them.

    Halys wasn’t helped by the truth that he made 10 unforced errors within the second set. But after having it fairly straightforward within the first two units, Tsitsipas needed to play out of his pores and skin to go previous the end line within the third.

    Tsitsipas’ first serve win share dropped to 71 and he additionally ended up making 4 double faults. He pulled off 18 winners, however Halys wasn’t far behind with 15. Both gamers gained a complete of 41 factors.

    In the tie-breaker, Halys took a 3-0 result in get on the motive force’s seat, however quickly after, Tsitsipas drew degree with him. At 6-6, Tsitsipas collected two factors in a row to tug the curtains down on the match.

    He was additionally helped by the truth that he churned out 17 aces within the match. He couldn’t win numerous his second serve with a win share of fifty, however Halys was worse with 30 p.c.

    Tsitsipas is now set to play his second spherical match in opposition to an undecided opponent on Wednesday, January 18.

    Edited By:

    sabyasachi chowdhury

    Published On:

    Jan 16, 2023

  • Australian Open: Medvedev’s rant at umpire, and the ‘sting operation’ that caught Tsitsipas for unlawful teaching

    During his 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win within the Australian Open semifinal over Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev went on a belligerent rant. The Russian misplaced his mood late within the second set, berating the chair umpire and accusing his opponent of being coached illegally by his father-coach Apostolos from the sidelines. The meltdown seemingly prompted a ‘sting operation’ to catch Tsitsipas.

    MEDVEDEV BLOWS UP! 😡😡
    The Russian has sensationally accused Tsitsipas of being coached and has GIVEN IT to the umpire over it too! 🤯🤯#AusOpen – reside on Channel 9, 9Now and Stan Sport. pic.twitter.com/8Xa3qOjvnf
    — Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 28, 2022
    Medvedev’s meltdown
    Deep within the second set — after serving a pair of double faults that handed Tsitsipas a vital break — Medvedev acquired a code violation for an audible obscenity. The Russian then launched right into a tirade.
    “Bro, are you mad? Bro, are you mad? For what? His father can coach every point? Are you stupid?” Medvedev launched at chair umpire Jaume Campistol. “His father can talk every point! His father can talk every point! His father can talk every point! His father can talk every point! Will you answer my question? Can you answer my question? Can you answer my question, please? Can his father talk every point? Oh my God, you are so bad, man. How can you be so bad in a semi-final of a Grand Slam? Look at me! I’m talking to you!”
    Tsitsipas capitalised on the break to serve out the set, and Medvedev continued to berate the umpire, asking for Tsitsipas to get a code violation for on-court teaching,
    “Next time it should be a code violation. If you don’t do it, you are – how can I say it – a small cat,” seemingly alluding to the time period “pussy”.

    Medvedev vs the umpire, Round 2! 🛎️🥊#AusOpen – reside on Channel 9, 9Now and Stan Sport. pic.twitter.com/XZgZ9qJgin
    — Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 28, 2022
    ‘Sting operation’
    Almost an hour later, Tsitsipas was caught receiving on-court teaching. Medvedev’s outburst had prompted an official — Greek umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore — to place herself within the tunnel beneath the Tsitsipas field to doubtlessly catch the father-son duo within the act. Channel Nine’s cameras picked up Asderaki-Moore signalling for a code violation, drawing fun from Tsitsipas.
    In the commentary sales space, Sam Groth and Jim Courier termed it a “sting operation”.
    “We can spot her. I think we have a freeze-frame. We can see where she is. She’s in the tunnel, just right there in the tunnel. You can see the tan pants, the blue stop and the white mask,” Groth known as the motion. “That is Eva Asderaki-Moore, the chair umpire. She’s just below, but out of vision. So basically, it’s a sting operation. They’re not trying to intimidate and stop it. They’re trying to catch it. Pretty crafty, huh?”
    After the warning, Courier added: “He just discovered the sting operation, and he’s smiling about it! He’s entertained by it, look at him!”
    Co-commentator Todd Woodbridge questioned Tsitsipas senior’s actions, questioning what function they served.
    “Seriously, what’s Dad going to tell him, after he’s just held serve to love and he’s in a position to return?” he bemoaned.
    Medvedev received 5 straight video games afterwards to seal the match.

    🚨 Caught red-handed! 🚨
    Check out the imaginative and prescient that reveals the Tsitsipas camp caught in a STING by the umpires! 😲#AusOpen – reside on Channel 9 and 9Now. Ad-Free Live & On Demand on Stan Sport pic.twitter.com/4AYq6oRp9b
    — Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 28, 2022
    Tsitsipas’ teaching episodes
    Tsitsipas had already been given code violations for teaching in his third-round and fourth-round matches in opposition to Benoit Paire and Taylor Fritz respectively.
    During the Fritz match, chair umpire Damien Dumusois warned Tsitsipas, after which the 23-year-old was seen motioning to his father to calm him down.
    “It’s a great match, but if he keeps talking to you, I have to keep giving you a code [violation],” Dumusois mentioned to Tsitsipas.
    In the post-match press convention on Friday, Tsitsipas mentioned that he feels he’s unfairly focused by officers.
    “I’m used to it. They’ve been targeting me already a long time. I feel like I’ve gotten a few in the past, and the umpires are always paying attention to my box, never paying attention to the opponent’s box. I feel I have been a victim of that for a long time now.”
    He added that he had spent “countless hours trying to figure it out with” his father.
    “My father, he’s a person that when he gets into something when there is a lot of action, his medicine is to talk, and you can’t stop it. It’s something that he does from nature,” the 2021 French Open finalist mentioned. “That was also one of the reasons last year I went out publicly on one of my social media platforms and said that I think coaching should be allowed, simply because coaches do it anyway. Most of them get away with it, and they do it pretty smartly, I can tell you.”

    Stefanos Tsitsipas about Medvedev’s tantrum : ” It’s humorous. He will not be probably the most mature particular person” pic.twitter.com/S8IRV27Qe4
    — 🎾 (@justtennis_) January 28, 2022
    Coaching guidelines
    “Coaching on every point should be allowed in tennis,” Tsitsipas had tweeted final July. “The sport needs to embrace it,” he wrote. “We’re probably one of the only global sports that doesn’t use coaching during the play. Make it legal. It’s about time the sport takes a big step forward.”
    While on-court teaching is an offence on the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour has allowed on-court teaching since 2008. According to WTA guidelines, a participant can request her coach for recommendation as soon as every set. Furthermore, the WTA has been working a trial since February 2020 for coaches to speak from the stands with out disrupting play.
    However, on-court teaching is forbidden at Grand Slams for each women and men. On the lads’s facet, the one exception for on-court teaching is workforce occasions similar to Davis Cup and Laver Cup the place workforce captains are on court docket with the gamers.

    Medvedev mentioned sorry to the umpire 🤭 pic.twitter.com/UsNmHtbInw
    — LorenaPopa 🕵️‍♀️🎾 (@popalorena) January 28, 2022
    Bad blood
    The Medvedev-Tsitsipas rivalry was born on the Miami Open in 2018, when the previous received the conflict of the relative unknowns. Medvedev was livid at Tsitsipas over a prolonged bathroom break and the Greek not apologising for profitable some extent after the ball hit the web wire.
    “Man, you better shut your f*** up, okay?” Medvedev had lashed out at Tsitsipas after the match. “Hey Stefanos, you want to look at me and talk? You go emergency toilet for five minutes during [the third set} and then you hit let, and you don’t say sorry. You think you are a good kid?”
    “He said ‘Bullshit Russian’. You think that is normal?” Medvedev requested the intervening umpire.

    On Friday, Medvedev admitted the newest outburst was a “big mistake”.
    “To be honest, I don’t think that emotions helped me too much,” the Russian mentioned on court docket. “You lose concentration and too much energy. As soon as I did it, I (thought), ‘That is a big mistake’. I am happy I (regained) concentration at the beginning of the third set.”
    Tsitsipas dismissed the antics: “Could be maybe a tactic. It’s all right. He’s not the most mature person anyways.”

  • Stefanos Tsitsipas requires teaching to be allowed throughout matches

    Stefanos Tsitsipas stated on Sunday teaching throughout matches nonetheless takes place on the ATP Tour and that guidelines in place banning such instruction should be modified.
    Tsitsipas, talking in Toronto the place he’s the third seed for the Masters 1000 hardcourt occasion, feels there must be a solution to enable communication between coaches and gamers that isn’t overly intrusive to the movement of a match.
    “Some referees have been catching the coaches that have been coaching, some others haven’t,” stated Tsitsipas. “It has been there all these years, it’s by no means going to vary, it’s not going to cease.
    “My opinion on that’s that teaching needs to be allowed, there needs to be sure rules and sure methods to boost it into gamers efficiency with out it turning into an excessive amount of.
    “The concern of gamers receiving instruction throughout matches got here to the forefront on the 2018 U.S. Open last when Serena Williams was warned by the chair umpire after her coach gestured from the stands through the showdown towards Naomi Osaka.
    The penalty infuriated Williams and he or she was later docked a degree and a recreation for additional code violations earlier than falling in straight units.In 2020, the WTA determined present guidelines have been troublesome to control and so determined to permit, on a trial foundation, teaching from the stands.
    While such strikes might upset traditionalists, Tsitsipas feels the sport must evolve.
    “What’s the point of having a coach with you if you can’t get the whole benefit out of it,” stated Tsitsipas.”I do know tennis is a sport the place you get to make the choices and you’ll determine for your self, however typically a watch from the skin it will probably at all times assist and possibly change sure outcomes of matches.”

  • Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open to win nineteenth main

    Novak Djokovic got here all the way in which again after dropping the primary two units to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 within the French Open ultimate Sunday for his nineteenth Grand Slam title.
    Djokovic’s second trophy at Roland Garros strikes him one main championship away from tying the boys’s file of 20 shared by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

    An unforgettable journey 🏆#RolandGarros | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/EHhcmo4eb2
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 13, 2021
    It additionally places reigning Australian Open champion Djokovic midway to a calendar-year Grand Slam, one thing no man has achieved since Rod Laver in 1969.
    The 34-year-old Djokovic eradicated 13-time French Open champion Nadal in a semifinal that lasted greater than 4 hours Friday night time. That is likely to be why the 22-year-old Tsitsipas had the higher hand early, and Djokovic seemed drained for 2 units.
    Eventually, although, he began making fewer errors, acquired his best-in-the-game returning on monitor, served virtually flawlessly down the stretch and was in a position to full his sixth profession comeback from two units down — and second of the previous week.

    Unmatched 🏆🏆@DjokerNole is now the primary man in Open Era historical past to win all 4 Grand Slams twice. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/nAfmFHBJst
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 13, 2021
    Indeed, the International Tennis Federation stated Djokovic — who trailed 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti two units to none within the fourth spherical — is the primary man within the skilled period to win a Grand Slam event after twice dealing with a 2-0 deficit in units.
    Experience might have been an element, too.
    This was the primary main ultimate for Tsitsipas and twenty ninth for Djokovic, who additionally received the French Open in 2016, together with 9 titles on the Australian Open, 5 at Wimbledon and three on the U.S. Open.
    Of simply as a lot, if no more, significance to the last word end result Sunday: Djokovic entered the day with a 34-10 file in five-setters — together with a males’s-record 31 wins in Grand Slam matches of that size — whereas Tsitsipas was 5-4.

    🔥Grand Slam Title Leaderboard 🔥
    2️⃣0️⃣ Roger Federer2️⃣0️⃣ Rafael Nadal1️⃣9️⃣ Novak Djokovic#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/j5ConjTZBN
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 13, 2021
    On a sunny and breezy afternoon, with the temperature approaching 80 levels Fahrenheit (over 25 levels Celsius), Tsitsipas wanted simply over 100 minutes to seize an enormous lead Sunday.
    But the tenacious and proficient Djokovic didn’t give up, grabbing early breaks in every of the final three units.

  • French Open: Tsitsipas overcomes Zverev fightback to succeed in first main remaining

    Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off a fightback from German Alexander Zverev to win 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in a scintillating French Open conflict on Friday (Jun 11) and guide a maiden Grand Slam remaining spot.
    Tsitsipas received an early break within the opening set, aided by two double faults from Zverev, and remained stable in opposition to the German’s heavy groundstrokes to carry onto his slender benefit on a sun-bathed Philippe Chatrier courtroom.

    Hellas History 🙌#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/Kq378soSs2
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 11, 2021
    US Open finalist Zverev constructed a 3-0 lead firstly of the second set however Tsitsipas confirmed exemplary athleticism and staunch defence to win the subsequent six video games, leaving Zverev gazing his teaching crew bewildered.
    The sixth-seeded German, nonetheless, regrouped and added extra energy to his pictures with early breaks within the third and fourth units sufficient for him to stage the match at two units apiece.
    Tsitsipas wanted to alter his recreation within the decider and the 22-year-old managed to seek out an additional gear to seal the competition on his fifth match level and booked a remaining outing in opposition to both high seed Novak Djokovic or 13-time winner Rafa Nadal.

    It’s your second, @steftsitsipas. 💙
    Soak it in. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/zHhhXRBwoc
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 11, 2021

  • French Open: Medvedev to face Tsitsipas in high-octane quarter-final conflict

    Second seed Daniil Medvedev’s new love affair with clay continued to blossom on Sunday with the Russian marching into the quarter-finals of the French Open with a commanding 6-2 6-1 7-5 win over Chilean twenty second seed Cristian Garin.
    Medvedev, who has reached two Grand Slam finals on hardcourts however had by no means received a match in 4 earlier appearances on the purple clay at Roland Garros, got here into the conflict in opposition to Garin having misplaced of their earlier assembly on clay, on the Madrid Masters.

    Second seed. Second week✌️@DaniilMedwed downs Garin 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 to advance to a primary fourth spherical in Paris. Up subsequent, Tsitsipas.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/eFh4C6BeXo
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 6, 2021
    But Garin didn’t put up a lot resistance because the rangy Russian peppered the sun-bathed Suzanne Lenglen courtroom with winners, particularly from his laser-precise backhand, breaking his opponent’s serve twice in every of the primary two units.
    Garin, whose 5 singles titles have all come on clay, wanted medical consideration for issues together with his proper arm and neck earlier than the third set and returned to the courtroom an improved participant, breaking Medvedev for the primary time within the match.
    It was Medvedev’s flip to name the coach on courtroom to verify an arm situation whereas trailing 2-0 and he quickly discovered his vary once more to win three video games in a row to degree the third set at 3-3.
    The Russian then obtained one other break within the eleventh sport and sealed the match with a backhand winner down the road – his forty sixth of the match – to arrange a mouth-watering conflict in opposition to Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who thrashed Twelfth-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3 6-2 7-5.

    No stopping Stefanos 🛑
    No. 5 seed @steftsitsipas secures his place again within the #RolandGarros quarter-finals after overcoming Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. pic.twitter.com/Pad8V92qYw
    — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 6, 2021
    “The fans love it, I love it, I love playing with people, I love attention,” Tsitsipas, who performed his earlier match in an empty stadium due to the native 9 p.m. COVID-induced curfew, mentioned in a courtside interview.
    “It’s a privilege and a great sensation for me. Today it was working good for me, I felt like my tactics were working even if I missed some of my drop shots.”

  • Stefanos Tsitsipas wins Monte Carlo Masters with out dropping a set

    Stefanos Tsitsipas gained the Monte Carlo Masters with out dropping a set, beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday for his first title this 12 months and sixth total.
    Fourth-seeded Tsitsipas was in dominant type as he edged 4-3 forward of the sixth-seeded Russian of their profession conferences, having additionally overwhelmed him on clay final 12 months within the French Open quarterfinals.

    From proficient junior to Masters 1000 champion 😍
    The Tsitsipas journey has solely simply begun…@steftsitsipas #RolexMCMasters pic.twitter.com/H8bBWgvMfN
    — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 18, 2021
    The 22-year-old Greek gained his final title in February final 12 months on the Open 13 indoor event in Marseille ? simply weeks earlier than France went into lockdown for the primary time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    The 23-year-old Rublev was aiming for his second title of the 12 months, his first at Masters degree and ninth total. He had produced an audacious show to defeat document 11-time champion Rafael Nadal on Friday, and additional verify why he is among the rising stars of tennis.

    Tsitsipas in 2021:
    ✅ ATP Cup (undefeated in singles)✅ Australian Open semi-final✅ Rotterdam semi-final✅ Marseille quarter-final✅ Acapulco last✅ Miami quarter-final✅ Monte-Carlo champion pic.twitter.com/QPA0NqEaXj
    — ATP Tour (@atptour) April 18, 2021
    After profitable the ATP Cup with Russia, Rublev reached the quarterfinals on the Australian Open after which gained the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam final month for his fourth title in seven months. Since Rotterdam, he’s reached 4 consecutive semifinals, together with Monte Carlo.
    But he couldn’t even get a break level in opposition to Tsitsipas.