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Tsitsipas Upsets Thiem For Place In Barcelona SFs

#NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas recorded the biggest win of his career on Friday to reach the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell semi-finals. The 19-year-old capitalised on lapses in concentration from World No. 7 Dominic Thiem, who consistently played deep behind the baseline, to win 6-3, 6-2 in 80 minutes. Tsitsipas, who is currently No. 7 in the ATP Race To Milan for a spot at the Next Gen ATP Finals in November, will next challenge fifth-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, who defeated second seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Thiem came with a point of clinching a double-break advantage for 3-0, but let Tsitsipas back into their third FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting of 2018 (Qatar ExxonMobil Open, BNP Paribas Open). Thiem hit...

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Goffin: 'A Win Is A Win'

Belgian David Goffin explains after his win against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut why he is happy to be through at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell despite being forced to come back from a set down. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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Nadal: 'I Just Think About Winning The Match'

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal discusses his closely contested quarter-final at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell against Martin Klizan and how he was able to avoid losing the second set despite facing multiple set points. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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