French Open 2020 - Inspired Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches French Open quarters for first time
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Updated 05/10/2020 at 14:13 GMT
Stefanos Tsitsipas was in sublime form as he battled past Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets, 6-3 7-6 6-2, in their French Open fourth-round clash. The Greek played superbly to reach the last eight at Roland Garros and, despite playing very well himself, Dimitrov simply could not make an impression during the match in Paris.
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates after winning a point during his Men's Singles fourth round match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on day nine of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros
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Stefanos Tsitsipas secured his place in the French Open quarter-finals for the first time as he powered past Grigor Dimitrov with some brilliant play.
The fifth seed, who had not previously reached the last eight at Roland Garros, looked in control for the majority of the match and he thoroughly deserved to progress.
Tsitsipas was tested in a crucial second set tie-break, which he eventually won 11-9, and from there kicked on to race through in just two hours and 26 minutes and set up a meeting with Andrey Rublev.
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The Greek has been very impressive so far in Paris and has not dropped a set since he had to battle through his first-round match against Jaume Munar in a gruelling marathon.
"I felt comfortable. Playing Grigor... he can be unpredictable so coming into the match you don't know what to expect," said Tsitsipas.
"We have a similar style of play so I knew if I could be as aggressive as possible and use my forehand and my serve I knew my opportunities would come.
"My aggressiveness on return games and my focus on important points made the difference.
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"The tie-break was where all the money went. I tried to take it point by point, I showed a lot of discipline. It was a very responsible win in the second set."
Tsitsipas will next take on 13th seed Andrey Rublev in a very intriguing quarter-final clash.
Novak Djokovic potentially lies in wait in the semi-finals for the winner of the 22-year-old's match against Rublev, with the world number one and top seed on the same side of the draw.
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