Stefanos Tsitsipas is not letting up as he continued his good results against Karen Khachavno to beat him and secure the 2023 Paris Masters semi-final.
It's not been the best year for Tsitsipas in terms of results, but he has no problems against Karen Khachanov. He bested him earlier this year at the Australian Open, and he did it nearly one year later in Paris.
This one was a continuation of a very good play from the Greek in Paris. He downed Alexander Zverev comfortably yesterday and didn't face any more issues this time around.
The opening set went to Tsitsipas simply because he was a bit better in a few key areas. He served better, which made things a lot more easier. He was aggressive and hit 11 winners, which was almost twice as many as Khachanov had.
All of that was more than enough to take the opening set 6-3. The momentum carried the Greek to an early break at the start of the second match, but he wouldn't just cruise to the finish line. He actually got broken midway through to make things interesting but he responded really well.
It seemed like Tsitsipas to go up a level at any point in the match, especially as he made a late push in the second to finish things off. Seemingly, out of nowhere, Tsitsipas raised his level and easily broke the serve of Khachanov.
Even with the improved play in the second set, Khachavno never really looked threatening to the Greek. He served better in the second and posted a 9-1 winner unforced error ratio, but it didn't matter. Tsitsipas finished with 25 winners and only nine unforced errors, along with four aces.
The final score was 6-3 6-4 as he moved on to face Grigor Dimitrov for a spot in the final. He already qualified for the ATP Finals.
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