Stefanos Tsitsipas impressed this Friday night at Bercy by outclassing the surprise Tommy Paul (6-2, 6-4).
The Greek had never passed the quarters at Bercy. From ancient history. “It was a very good match today, in terms of level and intensity, from start to finish. I hit the ball well and my returns were very effective“, welcomed the winner. The 24-year-old knocked out his opponent with a double break and a 6-2 set. The match was balanced in the second set where each player held his face-off until 5-4 in favor of Tsitsipas. But Paul then conceded his face-off in turn and thus let Tsitsipas enter the last four.
The Greek will find in the semi-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters the defending champion, Novak Djokovic, who had outclassed Lorenzo Musetti there a little earlier. This will be the 11th meeting between the two men. Djokovic leading the debates (8-2). And the dynamic is largely in his favor since he has won his last six duels against the Greek. His last victory dates back to Astana in the final, a month ago (6-2, 6-4). Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 5th in the world, dismissed American Tommy Paul (31st) 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the Paris Masters 1000 where he will face defending champion Novak Djokovic.