Tsitsipas Storms Past Schwartzman In Cincinnati

Stefanos Tsitsipas continued to look at home in Cincinnati on Thursday at the Western & Southern Open.

The Greek, who has reached the semi-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 event in each of the past two years, advanced to the quarter-finals with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 win against Diego Schwartzman.

Earlier this season, the pair had played two tight three-setters. But Tsitsipas never allowed Schwartzman to get comfortable on the Ohio hard court, triumphing in one hour and minutes to take a 3-2 lead in their ATP Head2Head series.

The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals champion stood out on return, earning 14 break points in the match and converting five of them. The fourth seed is into the last eight at the Lindner Family Tennis Center without losing a set.

Tsitsipas was in complete control when he served for the match at 5-2 in the second set, but mishit a backhand long to keep Schwartzman’s hopes alive. The Argentine was unable to take advantage of the opening, however, losing his serve for the fifth time in the next game and with it, the match.

Next up for Tsitsipas will be an American: John Isner or Sebastian Korda. Tsitsipas has won four consecutive meetings with Isner (4-2 overall) and claimed his only match against Korda, which came in Cincinnati last year.