Rome Masters 1000: Tsitsipas defeated Zverev and waited in the final for Djokovic or Ruud

the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas He took revenge for what happened last week in the semifinals of the Madrid Masters and in the brick dust of the Foro Italico he defeated German Alexander Zverev to advance to the final of the Masters 1000 in Rome. The world number 5 prevailed in three sets after losing the first chapter 6-4 and recovering with a double 6-3 to access the title match.

In the final, Tsitsipas will clash with the winner of another semi between the number 1 in the world, Novak Djokovicand Norwegian Casper Ruud (they face off from 2:45 pm, Argentina time).

Zverev and Tsitsipas they fought a two -and -a -half hour battle under the heat of Rome that fell on the side of the Greeks, more precisely at crucial moments.

Foro Italico brought together Hellenic and Teuton for the third time this year in a semifinal, after Montecarlo and Madrid. The balance is on the side of Tsitsipas this time, who took revenge for the result obtained in the Spanish capital and put itself in two victories for one of Zverev in 2022.

Twelfth time they saw each other’s faces. Greek, number 5 in the world, is accumulating a positive baggage of eight wins for four at number three of the ATP rank.

In the first set the Hellenic tennis player started strong, it quickly went 1-0 on his serve against a Zverev who was a bit late in the carburete but matched the tennis match. Both players have ups and downs in battles, they know how to find their rival’s weaknesses and take advantage of their own strengths.

Zverev was better at serving in the first game. The German removed the doubts he had formed on his way to the quarterfinals and signed three aces in this first set that helped him resolve moments of difficulty where Tsitsipas stressed the exchange of punches.

With three equals on the scoreboard, the German broke the Greek to get up and confirm break on his next service. He put the first set on the track and sentenced it 6-4.

The second heat started in a similar way to the first. Tsitsipas, who was able to be effective with his serve, something he did in the first set, jumped in ready to take the fight to the tie break. He got the best version he had given to Rome so far, he snatched the first serve of sasha and rose 3-0. The advantage may have been bigger, but Zverev survived two balls of break of Greek which means 4-0.

Without major difficulties and with the advantage he formed, Tsitsipas achieved his goal and extended the fight into the final third set.

No surprises on this set, the equality between the two continues to be the main character, for the reason that it is one of the most sought after duels on the circuit, but Tsitsipas took the lead.

After the physical waste of both tennis players on the central court of the Foro Italico, the Greek was able to break Zverev’s serve and move on on the scoreboard to almost certainly sentence the match 3-0. ‘Sascha’ did not give up, but gave up on her last serve, in which she was blank, and allowed her rival to reach the finals in Rome.

Tsitsipas accessed in this way, for the first time in his career, the final Italian tournament, and the city crown would be played against the winner in the duel between Norwegian Casper Ruud and Serbian Novak Djokovic, number one and clear favorite to pass the round