Alexander Zverev prevailed against Jannik Sinner 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in a Monte Carlo Masters 2022 classic to reach the semifinals of the clay-court season opener on Friday. (More Tennis News)
Sinner overcame an early break to win the first set, and Zverev repaid the favour in the second. Zverev fought back twice from a break down in the third set and had to force the quarterfinal to a tiebreaker.
In a match with 10 service breaks, half of the tiebreaker points went against serve, and Zverev finally won after more than three hours when Sinner netted. Second-seeded Zverev will meet defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals on Saturday.
Tsitispas overcame Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4. The fifth-ranked Greek breezed through the first set, but squandered a 5-2 lead in the second. He had to claw back from 4-0 down in the decider to serve out the match in just under three hours.
바카라śI think I let go,바카라ť Tsitsipas said of the missed opportunity to win in straight sets. There was a moment in the match where I felt like what I was trying to do out on the court wasn바카라™t really working. I wanted to stay as long as possible on court. I loosened up a little bit and focused on shot after shot ... that worked out very well.바카라ť
Novak Djokovic바카라™s conqueror, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, knocked out Taylor Fritz of the USA 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Davidovich Fokina broke the 10th seed at 3-3 in the decider to line up his first semifinal in a masters event with Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.
바카라śI am enjoying every point,바카라ť Davidovich Fokina said. 바카라śI stayed focused and believed in myself.바카라ť Dimitrov edged Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2). The unseeded Bulgarian dropped two match points in the deciding set before taking it in a tiebreaker.
바카라śI didn바카라™t really want to focus much on if I바카라™m going to win or lose, because it바카라™s not always the best thing,바카라ť Dimitrov said. 바카라śI was seeing quite a few cracks in the way he was attacking the ball, especially in the tiebreak.바카라ť
