Tsitsipas saves two match points to reach Barcelona semi-finals

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after beating Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta during the ATP Barcelona Open ‘Conde de Godo’ tennis tournament singles match at the Real Club de Tenis in Barcelona, on April 19, 2024. ― AFP picBARCELONA, April 20 ― World number seven Stefanos Tsitsipas saved two match points to defeat Facundo Diaz Acosta and reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona clay-court tournament today.

Both men then saved more match points in the tie-breaker before Tsitsipas, a three-time runner-up at the Barcelona tournament, secured a ninth successive win following on from his Monte Carlo Masters title victory at the weekend.“I was coming close to losing at certain moments in the match. It seemed like a mountain,” Tsitsipas said.

He added: “I feel like having so many matches under my belt and faced situations like this helps for sure.”The 25-year-old Tsitsipas will face Dusan Lajovic, the world number 59 from Serbia, in the semi-finals on Saturday.Casper Ruud, the world number six from Norway who was runner-up to Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo, eased past Italian Matteo Arnaldi 6-4, 6-3.“I was able to come through in the end after a few crazy rallies.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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