Australian Open semi-finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas retained his hopes of a first ATP 500 title by beating Hubert Hurkacz at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Second seed Tsitsipas, whose bid to reach the final of last month’s grand slam in Melbourne ended with a straight-sets defeat to Daniil Medvedev, saw off Hurkacz 6-4 4-6 7-5 in Rotterdam. Tsitsipas (22) faces Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals following the Russian’s 6-2 6-2 win against Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Wednesday. Number eight seed Azarenka, a two-time champion in Doha, needed just 85 minutes to see off Svitolina 6-2 6-4 and reach her 60th WTA last-four match. In the other half of the draw, fourth seed Petra Kvitova secured a 6-3 3-6 6-2 victory over Anett Kontaveit to reach her third semi-final in Doha.

Source: The Irish Times March 04, 2021 20:44 UTC