Matching Report
Tsitsipas digs deep to reach Paris QFs, alive in Turin race
Thompson moves past Mannarino to reach the ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals
October 31, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to the fourth quarter-final at the Rolex Paris Masters.
Written by Jerome Coombe
Could Stefanos Tsitsipas' hard-fought victory on Thursday at the Rolex Paris Masters prove crucial in his quest to qualify for his sixth consecutive Nitto ATP Finals?
The 10th seed dug deep to win 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2 against Francisco Cerundolo to advance to the fourth quarterfinals in Paris. With the win, Tsitsipas moved up to 11th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, but will need to make a run to the final to stay in contention.
The former No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings crossed the line in confidence to advance in two hours, 21 minutes. It was Tsitsipas' second Lexus ATP Head2Head win over Cerundolo in as many weeks after defeating Argentina in their first round match in Basel.
Doing it hard 🥵@steftsitsipas rallies from being put down to defeat Cerundolo 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals in Paris for the fourth time!#RolexParisMasters | @RolexPMasters pic.twitter.com/HguSKLhMQF
– ATP Tour (@atptour) October 31, 2024
Cerundolo, who recorded his 100th match win on Tuesday, failed to convert all three break points he created in the opening set, according to Infosys ATP Stats. However, he produced a strong tie-break to take the lead.
Tsitsipas turned aggressive at the start of the second set, and was rewarded in the third game when she earned her first break. From there, World No. 11 continued to raise his level to rise to victory.
In the last eight of the ATP Masters 1000, Tsitsipas will face third seed Alexander Zverev or #NextGenATP star Arthur Fils.
Earlier, Jordan Thompson got past wild card Adrian Mannarino 7-5, 7-6(5) to reach his first quarter-final at the ATP Masters 1000. With his victory lasting two hours, 20 minutes, the Australian has at a high level. career-high of No. 26 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.
“This is what we've been working for, these big results in big tournaments,” said Thompson. “It was a little bit sloppy at the end there, but I did well to turn it around. I got my best score and I was able to sneak out at halftime.”
Thompson saved two set points in the 12th game of the second set and rattled off four straight points from 3/5 down the break to win. The 30-year-old will face home hope Ugo Humbert or World No. Carlos Alcaraz. 2 to secure a place in the last four.
