French Open 2021: Tsitsipas beats Zverev in five sets to reach final
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French Open 2021: Tsitsipas beats Zverev in five sets to reach final

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Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to reach a Grand Slam final on Friday when he defeated Germany's Alexander Zverev in a bruising five-setter at the French Open. Fifth-seeded Tsitsipas won 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 and will face either 13-time champion Rafael Nadal or world number one Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday. Zverev, bidding to become the first German man since Michael Stich in 1996 to reach the final in Paris, raced to a 3-0 lead in the second set. RELATED| Tsitsipas, playing in his third consecutive semifinal at the majors, crucially saved three break points in the first game of the decider.

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