On April 11, the third round of the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters was played. In a clash of highlights, No. 5 seed Zverev meets No. 12 seed Tsitsipas. This is the 15th meeting between the two sides, with Tsitsipas holding a 9-5 advantage in the previous 14 meetings. In this game, Tsitsipas eliminated Zverev in two sets and successfully entered the quarterfinals.
In the first set, Zverev saved two set points in the 10th game, and in the 12th game, Zverev was broken in the first set with no way back, and Tsitsipas won the first set 7-5.
In the second set, Tsitsipas broke serve twice in the second and fourth games to take a 5-0 lead. Zverev suddenly woke up and fought to catch up, defusing two final points and chasing down 5-5 after five consecutive games. After that, both sides kept one game each, and the game was dragged into a tie-break. Tsitsipas came out on top in the tie-break, winning the second set 7-3.
In a match that lasted 2 hours and 06 minutes, Tsitsipas defeated fifth seed Zverev 7-5, 7-6(3) to beat the top 5 players after the 2022 finals, and Tsitsipas, who managed to reach the quarterfinals, will face Khachanov across the net for a place in the semi-finals.