This Wednesday was the remake of the final of the tournament in Hamburg.
Ten days ago, the Russian Andrey Rublev (12th world) had defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (6th).
This time the Greek player has taken his revenge.
He qualified for his first semi-final at Roland Garros by easily beating the Russian (7-5, 6-2, 6-3).
He had already reached the last four of a Grand Slam at the Australian Open in 2019.
Faced with the Russian who took matters in hand from the start of the match by taking the service of his opponent to lead 3-2, Tsitsipas in diesel mode then reacted.
"I put my brain in motion and I found the solution" he smiled on the central in front of the spectators.
After a delicate first round in five sets and 3:10 of match against the Spaniard Jaume Munar (109th), the 22-year-old goes through the tournament without a hitch or almost.
Tsitsipas seems to have also recovered well from an injury to the left eye which had handicapped him in the previous round against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (20th).
Super Stef! @StefTsitsipas reaches his first #RolandGarros semi-final 7-5 6-2 6-3 over Andrey Rublev.
Awaits winner of Djokovic / Carreno busta.
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- Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 7, 2020
“Roland-Garros is a tournament that I have watched since I was little.
I was skipping school to watch the games, which is how much I love this tournament.
It's a dream come true, ”said the winner of the Masters 2019.
The number
15.
Tsitsipas has just made 15 sets in a row with the three won against Rublev without conceding a single one.
Admittedly he benefited from Bedene's abandonment in the 3rd set of the 3rd round but since the two sets lost in the first round against Munar, the Greek has been expeditious and consistent.
Tsitsipas will face world number 1 Novak Djokovic or Pablo Carreno (18th) to try to reach his first Grand Slam final.
