By dint of playing with fire, he ended up burning himself. Stefanos Tsitsipas was surprised Friday by Nikoloz Basilashvili, 36th player in the world, in the quarterfinals at Indian Wells. The Greek, who had already grazed the correctional during the two previous rounds, this time paid for his mistakes, losing in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) and 2:09 of play. None of the first two seeds of the Californian tournament will therefore not be at the rendezvous of the last four. The Georgian, meanwhile, will play his first Masters 1000 half either against Alexander Zverev or against Taylor Fritz.
Definitely, this fall Indian Wells is full of surprises. After the early and stunning elimination of Daniil Medvedev, it was Stefanos Tsitsipas who failed to assume his status on Friday. As against Fabio Fognini and Alex de Minaur, the world number 3 struggled to fully enter his match before reacting. But he could not maintain a sufficient level of play to avoid disappointment.
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