Grigor Dimitrov holds off Tsitsipas to reach Paris Masters final

PARIS: Grigor Dimitrov kept up his late-season charge by squeezing past Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets on Saturday and into the final of the Paris Masters. The 17th-ranked Bulgarian edged a high-quality encounter 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 7-6 (7/3) to advance to his second Masters 1000 final -- after winning the title in Cincinnati six years ago. It was just Dimitrov's second win in eight meetings with Tsitsipas, who had yet to lose a set in making the last four at Bercy for the second year running.

"There were no tears but I got very emotional," said Dimitrov. "I am just living in the moment right now. It has been a funny road of late, but each win means more and more to me."

Moreover, Novak Djokovic took his revenge over defending champion Holger Rune to reach the semifinals on Friday night after a nearly three-hour battle.

The Dane beat Djokovic in last year’s final but could not prevail this time. Djokovic won the quarterfinal match 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

The top-ranked Djokovic, a six-time champion at the Paris Masters, advanced to the last four for the ninth time. Agencies

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