Rising tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas will therefore have the opportunity to defend his title in Monte-Carlo.
This Saturday, the Greek, 5th in the ATP rankings, won his semi-final against world 3rd Alexander Zverev.
A clear victory in two sets (6-4, 6-2), during which Tsitsipas never doubted, in front of an opponent against whom he is often successful (7 wins to 3 on all of their confrontations).
Never in doubt 🇬🇷
A rock-steady @steftsitsipas gets past Zverev 6-4 6-2 and will defend his #RolexMCMasters title tomorrow!
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— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 16, 2022
The Greek is therefore once again in the final of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, which he won last year against the Russian Andrey Rublev.
This is the fourth Masters 1000 final for the 23-year-old, an unfortunate Roland Garros finalist in 2021.
First final on the circuit for Davidovich Fokina
Facing him this Sunday in the final, the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 46th in the world, who qualified for his very first final on the ATP circuit this Saturday at the expense of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (6-4, 6-7, 6 -3).
“It was a difficult match... I had my chances in the second set, but Grigor played well and I was tired.
But I continued to fight, I wanted to see where my limits were, ”explained the winner after a match studded with unforced errors (43 for Davidovich, 38 for Dimitrov).
Tsitsipas and Davidovich Fokina have already met twice, including... once in Monte Carlo.
It was in the quarter-finals of the tournament last year.
The Greek, who had therefore won the title, had beaten the Spaniard who had given up after conceding the first set.