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Alex De Minaur Beats Stefanos Tsitsipas At Last To Reach Acapulco Semi-Finals | Tennis News
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Alex De Minaur Beats Stefanos Tsitsipas At Last To Reach Acapulco Semi-Finals | Tennis News

[ad_1] Defending champion Alex de Minaur beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the first time to reach the semi-finals of the ATP hardcourt tournament in Acapulco, Mexico on Thursday. Australia's De Minaur had come up empty in 10 prior meetings against Tsitsipas and it looked like more of the same when the Greek raced through the first set 6-1. But third-seeded De Minaur, coming off a runner-up finish to Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner in Rotterdam, fought back for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory and booked a last-four clash with Britain's Jack Draper."Every time I've got to play him I get reminded about my (record in the) matchup," De Minaur said. "I'm glad I got one on the board."Tsitsipas, seeded fifth, broke De Minaur three times in rolling through the first set.The Australian came out on top i...
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Carlos Alcaraz In, Stefanos Tsitsipas Out Of Shanghai Masters Final 16 | Tennis News
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Carlos Alcaraz In, Stefanos Tsitsipas Out Of Shanghai Masters Final 16 | Tennis News

[ad_1] Shanghai Masters top seed Carlos Alcaraz fought through what he called "one of the toughest matches this year" to make the tournament's final 16 on Monday, beating Britain's Daniel Evans 7-6 (7/1), 6-4. The Spaniard is the only one of the tournament's top four seeds left after Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece crashed out in a late-night match to France's Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Alcaraz' nearly two-and-a-half-hour match was ferociously physical, with 33rd-ranked Evans giving as good as he got, leading at one point by three games in the first set.  But over the course of prolonged and sometimes scrappy rallies that left spectators gasping and groaning, the world number two gradually assumed control, comprehensively winning the first-set tiebreaker."That was probably one of the toughe...
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Carlos Alcaraz Off The Mark In Toronto, Gael Monfils Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas | Tennis News
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Carlos Alcaraz Off The Mark In Toronto, Gael Monfils Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas | Tennis News

[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz won his 13th ATP match in a row as the world number one began the Toronto Masters by defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Wednesday. The second-round battle of the two 20-year-olds went to the Spaniard, who is bidding for Canadian success after winning successive trophies at Queen's Club and Wimbledon. Alcaraz now stands 48-4 on the season as he begins the build-up for his defence of the US Open title. The top seed admitted that he was out-hit at times by his 41st-ranked American opponent in the 56-minute contest - his first career win in Toronto."He was more aggressive than me from the start," Alcaraz said. "I tried to be solid and find my rhythm but I had some trouble."But I'm happy to be through to the next round. Matches like this help to focus. I have to pla...
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“Like Watching Virat Kohli” – When Carlos Alcaraz Was Compared To The Cricket Great | Tennis News
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“Like Watching Virat Kohli” – When Carlos Alcaraz Was Compared To The Cricket Great | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photos of Virat Kohli (left) and Carlos Alcaraz.© BCCI and Twitter/@ShekharPKMKB499An old video of a commentator comparing tennis star Carlos Alcaraz to Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli is going viral on social media after the Spaniard won his maiden Wimbledon title on Sunday. In the viral clip, Alcaraz, who is currently the top ranked player in the world, could be seen playing against Stefanos Tsitsipas on a clay surface. At one point in the third set, Alcaraz plays a beautiful drop shot to leave Tsitispas stunned. So perfect was the shot from the Spanish player that the commentator lauded him with some great comparisons."It's like watching Virat Kohli in cricket or Michael Jordan," the commentator could be heard saying in the viral clip."Really, it's that special," repl...
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Wimbledon 2023: Christopher Eubanks Edges Stefanos Tsitsipas To Reach Quarter-finals, Aryna Sabalenka Cruises | Tennis News
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Wimbledon 2023: Christopher Eubanks Edges Stefanos Tsitsipas To Reach Quarter-finals, Aryna Sabalenka Cruises | Tennis News

[ad_1] Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of Wimbledon at the hands of unseeded American Christopher Eubanks after a thrilling five-set battle on Monday. Eubanks lost the first set to the Greek fifth seed and then trailed two sets to one but he powered back to win 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. It is another crushing disappointment at the All England Club for Tsitsipas, who has never been beyond the fourth round. Tsitspas started strongly, breaking his 43rd-ranked opponent twice in the first set but he was edged out in the second-set tie-break.Two more breaks in the third set put the Australian Open finalist back in control but Eubanks broke in the ninth game of the fourth set to level.The American unleashed a searing single-handed backhand down to the line to break Tsitsipas in the first ga...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Battles Back To Knock Andy Murray Out Of Wimbledon | Tennis News
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Battles Back To Knock Andy Murray Out Of Wimbledon | Tennis News

[ad_1] Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Andy Murray at Wimbledon 2023© AFPWorld number five Stefanos Tsitsipas battled back to defeat two-time champion Andy Murray and reach the Wimbledon third round on Friday. Trailing two sets to one when the tie was halted the previous evening, Tsitsipas came through 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (2/7), 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. After a gruelling four-hour 40-minute match-up, the Greek goes on to face Laslo Djere of Serbia for a place in the last 16. For 36-year-old Murray, the defeat meant he still has not made the second week of a Grand Slam since reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2017. It will also surely raise questions over his long-term future in the sport."It's never easy against Andy, everyone here loves him," said the 24-year-old Tsitsipas, who hit a whopping 9...
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Andy Murray In Charge Against Stefanos Tsitsipas As Wimbledon Curfew Halts Play | Tennis News
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Andy Murray In Charge Against Stefanos Tsitsipas As Wimbledon Curfew Halts Play | Tennis News

[ad_1] Andy Murray was within touching distance of the Wimbledon third round on Thursday when he opened up a two sets to one lead over world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas while Stan Wawrinka set up a tasty clash with Novak Djokovic. British two-time champion Murray lost the first set of a high-class contest but roared back to lead 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 when the Centre Court duel was halted just before the All England Club curfew of 11pm. The suspension came at the right moment for the 36-year-old as he fell and hurt his left groin, leaving him screaming in pain.However, he picked himself up to serve out the third set and will be in the ascendancy when the match resumes on Friday.In the biggest shock of the tournament so far, fourth seed Casper Ruud crashed out at the hands of Britis...
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Toilet Break Feud With Murray ‘Forgotten’, Says Wimbledon Rival Tsitsipas | Tennis News
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Toilet Break Feud With Murray ‘Forgotten’, Says Wimbledon Rival Tsitsipas | Tennis News

[ad_1] Tsitstipas will face Murray in Wimbledon 3rd round© AFPStefanos Tsitsipas insisted Wednesday that his US Open toilet break feud with Andy Murray has been "forgotten" ahead of their second round Wimbledon clash. Tsitsipas defeated Murray in a five-set first round epic which stretched to almost five hours in New York in 2021. Murray was furious that the Greek took a medical timeout after dropping the third set and then an eight-minute toilet break at the end of the fourth.Former world number one Murray sarcastically tweeted: "Fact of the day. It takes Stefanos Tsitsipas twice as long to go the bathroom as it takes Jeff Bezos to fly into space. Interesting."However, ahead of their clash on Centre Court on Thursday for a spot in the last 32, Greek world number five Tsitsipas claimed t...
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