Barcelona Open Highlights: Stefanos Tsitsipas has eased into the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open 2023 after breezing past beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-2. Tsistsipas can meet defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final if he gets past Lorenzo Musseti. The first set was tightly contested but the Greek claimed the lone break of the opening set and then showcased his full arsenal to win five straight games in the second set as he won against Demon for the 9th time. Stefanos has reached the final here twice and would like to get there for the 3rd time. Follow Barcelona Open 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Stefanos Tsitsipas : Post-Match interview after his QF win today over Alex de Minaur (6-4, 6-2). Stef who’ll play two matches today will face yet another opponent who got a walkover – Musetti in the SFs tomorrow.
Bravo Stefanos🔥
Friday April 21, 2023. #Tsitsipas #Tennis… pic.twitter.com/VObhLy1xU6— LavanyaSingerDinesh🌺 (@LavanyaVocalist) April 21, 2023
Tsitsipas, the losing finalist at January’s Australian Open, is bidding for his first title of the season. He lost to Alcaraz in the quarter-finals in Barcelona last year.
Lorenzo Musetti gets a walkover victory
Musetti advanced via walkover earlier in the day when fellow Italian Jannik Sinner had to pull out because of illness.
“Sad to have to withdraw from my match today in Barcelona,” tweeted Sinner, who beat Musetti in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals last week.
“I’ve been feeling unwell for a few days now. Today the sickness got worse and I’m not able to play. I’ll take some time to rest and recover.”
Top-seeded Alcaraz faces Spanish compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarter-finals later on Friday.
Alcaraz, 19, is looking for his third trophy of the season after triumphing in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells.
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