Monfils stuns Tsitsipas in Sofia
Gael Monfils beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in quarter-finals of the Sofia Open on Friday.
SOFIA (AFP) - Australian Open semi-finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas was stunned in the quarter-finals of the Sofia Open on Friday, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) to veteran Frenchman Gael Monfils.
Greece s world number 12 Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer in the last-16 in Melbourne before falling to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the season s opening Grand Slam event.
However, the 20-year-old came unstuck on Friday against the world number 33.
The 32-year-old Monfils next faces Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev who beat Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1.
Saturday s other semi-final sees Italy s Matteo Berrettini facing Marton Fucsovics of Hungary.
Berrettini downed Spain s Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 while Fucsovics progressed when Roberto Bautista Agut withdrew through injury.
