Player of the day: Tsitsipas topples Rublev in Paris

Just 10 days after their Hamburg final, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev squared off once again. The "Greek Freak" as Tennis Channel Athlete Analyst Jon Dorenbos calls him controlled the match comfortably from start to finish.

In less than two hours, Tsitsipas posted a dominating 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 win to avenge his recent loss to the Russian and reach his second major semifinal. He won 80 percent of his first serve points and held a 64 percent first serve percentage.

At just 22, Tsitsipas joins a short list of men's players who have reached multiple semifinals before turning 23. All Big Three members are on that list including other Grand Slam champions Andy Murray and Lleyton Hewitt.

"You cannot expect anything. I wasn't expecting playing semifinals of the Australian Open to start first," Tsitsipas told press. "It's a dream, of course. But 'expect'? I'm expecting since a young age to potentially triumph at these Grand Slams. I'm happy that I'm able to be in a position where I am today."

Since losing his first two sets in his opener against world No. 109 Jaume Munar, Tsitsipas has won 15 consecutive sets.

The world No. 6 will face the winner of Novak Djokovic and Pablo Carreno Busta for a ticket into his first Grand Slam final and his fourth final of the 2020 season.

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Winners he struck against Rublev

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The year he turned pro

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His career singles titles