No. 4 Tsitsipas knocks off No. 1 Medvedev for spot in Western & Southern Open final

Adam Baum, Cincinnati Enquirer
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MASON, Ohio ‒ Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed, put together a spectacular semifinal performance Saturday night on Center Court to defeat No. 1 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-3, to earn a spot in Sunday's Western & Southern Open final against Borna Coric.

Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates a point in the first set of the quarterfinal match between John Isner (USA) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) at the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates a point in the first set of the quarterfinal match between John Isner (USA) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) at the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Tsitsipas, who's also still alive in the doubles draw and is supposed to have another match late Saturday, is in search of his first W&S Open title.

The tournament is guaranteed to have first-time champions this year in men's singles and women's singles.

The Enquirer will update this story.

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