Tennis News: A tennis player who was a two-time runner-up at the Barcelona Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas is set to win the tournament title for the first time.
The Greek tennis player didn’t face much drama when she beat Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-2 in the third round of the 2023 Barcelona Open.
The second seed displayed impressive footwork to dictate the game with her forehand. He saved both break point chances he encountered and hit hard groundstrokes, while successfully targeting Shapovalov’s backhand before going 2-3 in their one-on-one and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open.
“I tried to play as aggressively as possible from the baseline,” Tsitsipas said. “Against Denis, you have to follow the rhythm and be ready to attack whenever you can. It’s not easy to do, but I’m doing a very good job. I am responsible for the decisions I make. It’s been a great day.
With a disputed victory in 77 minutes, the world number 5 posted an 18-5 record over the season, notably reaching the final of the Australian Open (defeat against Novak Djokovic).
Meanwhile, Shapovalov started his clay-court season with a victory over Slovak tennis player Jozef Kovalik in the first round. This week they are aiming for their second quarter-final of the season after advancing to the quarter-finals in Adelaide earlier this season. But he was unable to find a way to break the resistance of the second seed.
Appearing for the fifth time at the Barcelona Open with the best achievement to qualify for the final of the 2018 and 2021 seasons, Tsitsipas, who is seeking his first title this season, will next meet Australian tennis player Alex De Minaur, who has received WO after the withdrawal of his Bulgarian opponent, Grigor Dimitrov.
In other action, Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner survived defeat by beating Japanese tennis player Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, a win that took him to his seventh quarter of final in 2024. .
Sinner is now 26-6 in 2024 and arrives in Barcelona having qualified for the semi-finals of the third Masters 1000 tournament of the season in Monte Carlo.
Fourth seed Sinner reached the semi-finals on his Barcelona Open 2021 debut and will look to repeat that feat when he faces compatriot Lorenzo Musetti after the ninth seed knocked out the seventh seed. Cameron Norrie series 3-6 6-4.6-1.
Article Tags: Tennis, barcelona open, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, Jannik Sinner
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