Tennis: Tsitsipas joins Federer in the semi-finals in Basel

Paris (AFP)

Stefanos Tsitsipas broke the trap set by Filip Krajinovic of Serbia, 46th in the world, in three sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-4) to reach the semi-finals of the Basel tournament on Friday, where he will be back title, Roger Federer.

The 21-year-old Greek (7th in the world), already qualified for the Masters (10-17 November in London), has climbed into the last four of a tournament for the third time in a row after his run in Beijing (finalist ) and Shanghai (semi-finalist).

N.4 world Federer, looking for a 10th trophy in his city of Basel, qualified him without playing, enjoying the abandonment of his compatriot, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, hit the back.

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