Defending Citi Open champion Alexander Zverev will take on Greek teen Stefanos Tsitsipas for a spot in the Citi Open final in a battle of the young guns. The winner will go up against either Andrey Rublev or Alex de Minaur.
(1) Alexander Zverev vs. (10) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Germany’s Alexander Zverev has a couple of titles in 2018, both on clay. He is looking for his first hard-court title of the year this week as he attempts to defend his points as last year’s champion. Zverev had a tidy win over his brother, Mischa, in the third round and another over the No. 7 seed Kei Nishikori in the quarters. Standing in his way of a repeat victory is the 19-year-old from Athens, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The No. 10 seed has enjoyed an outstanding week, with an impressive and surprisingly comfortable straight set win over David Goffin in the quarters. Tsitsipas registers at career-high ranking of 32nd in the world. He started the year ranked No. 91 in the world, and has risen consistently ever since. He hasn’t won any tour-level titles yet, but he had a solid run to the finals of Barcelona–where he was predictably shellacked by Rafael Nadal.
Both men are playing well this week. The German is by far the more experienced of the two and has proven his mettle with eight titles to his name. He will have the edge in Saturday’s match. Still, Tsitsipas is in excellent form and it wouldn’t be completely surprising if the greek youngster were to pull off a big upset.
Cheryl pick: Zverev in 3
Ricky pick: Zverev in 2
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