Stefanos Tsitsipas is braced for a difficult challenge when he takes on world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday.
The No. 4 seed Tsitsipas has advanced to his third consecutive Cincinnati semi-final but has won only two of his nine meetings with Medvedev and lost to the Russian at the last-four stage at the Australian Open earlier this year.
Ad Tsitsipas beat John Isner 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 on Friday to set up another clash with Medvedev. ATP CincinnatiTsitsipas sets up Medvedev clash after edging past Isner18 HOURS AGO “I’m going to have to play my game,” Tsitsipas said via ATPTour.com. “Of course, an obstacle like Daniil is never easy, but I’m going to try to stay concentrated, try to approach my game in the most precise, best manner. “I’ll let my tennis do the talking, and the rest will present itself if it’s something that I deserve.” 'That was unbelievable' — Cameron Norrie stuns Carlos Alcaraz to secure semi-final spot Novak Djokovic has edge over Rafael Nadal in GOAT race — Barbara Schett Medvedev was made to work hard to earn his place in the last-four after needing a tie-break to dismiss Taylor Fritz, winning 7-6(1) 6-3, as he improved to 20-6 in tie-breaks at ATP Masters 1000 events. “That’s great, because a tie-break is a funny thing,” said Medvedev. “We call it a ‘lottery.’ I do think it’s that way a little bit. “I remember when I had my crazy run in 2019 [when he reeled of six straight finals], I won a lot of tie-breaks [11] in a row.
Then I remember a time in my career when I lost five or six in a row. Now I’ve won a lot again. “I just try to do my best, play every point.