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Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches first career grand slam final with win over Alexander Zverev at French Open

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Published June 11, 2021 10:00 AM

By Ben Morse, CNN

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to his first career grand slam final with victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open on Friday.

The world No. 5 won 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal against Zverev at Roland Garros.

Having blitzed into a two-set lead, world No. 6 Zverev produced a stirring comeback to win the third and fourth sets, but after regrouping, Tsitsipas came back with a bang, winning the decisive set.

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The 22-year-old Tsitsipas will now face either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final.

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