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Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas showed off his dance moves after he edged past world number one Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3 in a gruelling semi-final battle at the Cincinnati Open on Saturday. He will face Borna Coric in the summit clash after the Croatian’s 6-3 6-4 win over Cameron Norrie.
Tsitsipas reached the semifinals for the third straight year, but it’s his first final after losing in the semis each of the past two years. Sunday will be Tsitsipas’ first final appearance in Cincinnati and his fifth overall in 2022.
Tsitsi-dance 🕺 🕺 🕺@steftsitsipas #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/WaT2Iwf0yJ
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 21, 2022
Tsitsipas saved a set point in the opening tie-break to take the lead but collapsed in stunning fashion in the second set, falling behind 5-0 before narrowly avoiding a bagel.
But the Greek, who had just two wins in nine matches against Medvedev coming into the encounter, raised his game in the decider and broke the US Open champion at 3-2 before comfortably serving out the match with some exquisite net play.
Tsintillating 🙌
The moment @steftsitsipas defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 to reach his first #CincyTennis final! pic.twitter.com/Jwhz6puZfM
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 21, 2022
Coric reached his second ATP Masters 1000 final – and first since undergoing shoulder surgery last year – with a commanding performance against Norrie, who offered little resistance against his opponent’s heavy hitting from the baseline.
British ninth seed Norrie started brightly and raced into a 3-1 lead before Coric found his groove to win five straight games and secure the opening set.
Borna 2 win ✌️
The moment @borna_coric defeated Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4 to become the lowest-ranked finalist in #CincyTennis history! pic.twitter.com/jjIVAS6hyi
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 21, 2022
“It was a very tough day, a very long day as well,” said Coric after both men’s semi-finals were delayed due to rain.
“At the beginning I was not there, I was not feeling the ball very well. Then I did find my rhythm. I started to serve better, I started to play much better and I think that was the key to the match.”
Coric, who struck 22 winners in all, kept up the momentum in the second set, clinching eight straight points to take a 4-2 lead before closing out the match to set up a third career meeting with Tsitsipas.
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