The score says it: 7-5, 7-6. The duration of the match also: 2 hours. The Greek Stefano Tsitsipas, world number 5, did not have the easy part, Thursday, against the solid Serbian Laslo Djere (62nd), in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 of Monte-Carlo. “We had to play a great match, recognized the No. 3 seed. Laslo didn’t make it easy for me, but I tried to stay 100% focused. »
By no means a consenting victim, Djere gave in both times at the very end of the set. In a meeting where the two men only got two break points each (for only one, converted by the Greek), the defending champion tightened the game, especially in the tie-break of the second, won 7-1. “The tie-break was very important and I’m happy to have been able to produce this level of tennis. »
Tsitsipas will face Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (16th) for a place in the semi-finals, who put an end to Lorenzo Musetti’s fine run (2-6, 6-4, 6-3).
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Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for his 13th Masters 1000 quarter-final, his 5th on clay.
