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Tennis: Tsitsipas returns to the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo

Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th in the world), double winner of the tournament in 2021 and 2022, quietly qualified on Friday for the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo by beating the Russian Karen Khachanov (17th) 6-4, 6-2 in 1h22.

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Tennis: Tsitsipas returns to the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo

Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th in the world), double winner of the tournament in 2021 and 2022, quietly qualified on Friday for the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo by beating the Russian Karen Khachanov (17th) 6-4, 6-2 in 1h22.

The 25-year-old Greek, who was eliminated in the quarters last year, will face Saturday to try to reach the final the Italian Jannik Sinner (2nd), whom only Carlos Alcaraz has beaten since the start of the season (in the semis). -finals in Indian Wells) in 25 matches, or the Dane Holger Rune (7th), finalist last year.

Friday in the quarters, Tsitsipas and Khachanov struggled to maintain their faceoffs at the start of the game, with three breaks in the first three games.

The Greek was the first to keep his throw-in and took the lead 3-1.

At 5-4 for Tsitsipas, Khachanov called in the physio for visible pain on the inside of his left thigh. He continued the meeting without ostentatious embarrassment.

But the Russian never again worried his opponent, who beat him for the eighth time in nine confrontations.

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