Tsitsipas fights back to reach Rotterdam final
Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his first final since last year’s French Open when he came back from a set down to defeat Czech qualifier Jiri Lehecka in the Rotterdam semi-finals on Saturday.
Tsitsipas will go for the trophy! ✊🏆
Although troubled by tournament sensation Jiri Lehecka, the No.1 seed eventually hacks the code against the 🇨🇿 up-and-comer: 4-6 6-4 6-2. 👏#abnamrowtt pic.twitter.com/DamLMIjYzR
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World number four Tsitsipas edged his 20-year-old rival 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 and will face either defending champion Andrey Rublev or Felix Auger-Aliassime for the title on Sunday.
Felix Auger-Aliassime has been a finalist in Rotterdam before.
To give himself another shot at the #abnamrowtt trophy, the Canadian needs to halt last year’s winner Andrey Rublev in tonight’s semifinal.
Ready? Play! 🕹 #allez pic.twitter.com/DggUJlnZPJ
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“He was really pushing me,” said Greek star Tsitsipas.
“I didn’t know what to expect, so I was trying to figure out his patterns and his game. He was playing incredibly well after the first serve, pressing and attacking like I had never seen before. I had to stay in the match and I managed to survive.”