ATP Lyon: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti storm into the semifinals
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti are the first players to move into the semi-finals of the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Lyon. Musetti defeated Aljaz Bedene as well as Tsitsipas Yoshihito Nishioka.
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May 21, 2021, 01:36 pm
This time Musetti saved the drama of the first two matches. The Italian teenager had to go the full distance against Félix Auger-Aliassime as well as against Sebastian Korda. In the quarter-finals of the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Lyon, Musetti beat Aljaz Bedene from Slovenia 6: 3 and 7: 6 (2). And thus reached a semi-final on the men's tour for the second time in 2021. The first was on the hard court in Acapulco, where Lorenzo Musetti played through the qualification into the final weekend.
And like in Acapulco, the opponent in the semifinals in Lyon is Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek showed no nakedness against Yoshihito Nishioka, came with a concentrated performance to an undisputed 6: 3 and 6: 4. Tsitsipas is aiming for his third tournament victory of the year after Marseille and Monte Carlo. In Acapulco he was able to prevail against Musetti, but lost the final against Alexander Zverev.
Who comes from the top half into the round of the last four is open - the favorites on the top branch, Dominic Thiem and Jannik Sinner , suffered bitter defeats against Cameron Norrie and Arthur Rinderknech on Thursday. Norrie and Rinderknech will play the fourth quarter-finals on Friday, before that local hero Richard Gasquet will play against Karen Khachanov.