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The French Open finalist continued the stellar form he has
displayed all season during a 6-1 6-4 thrashing of sixth-seeded
Norwegian Casper Ruud that gave Tsitsipas his tour-leading 45th
victory of the year.
The 23-year-old Greek, who enjoyed a breakthrough run to the
Toronto final in 2018, looked very comfortable against Ruud and
later said there was not much more he could have better.
"It was very close to being an excellent game. My intentions
were clear from the very beginning," said third seed Tsitsipas,
who had Ruud on the back foot right from the outset.
"I was not doubting myself in any way and kept things simple.
Just played clean, aggressive tennis."
Tsitsipas, who many feel could be the player that eventually
breaks the domination of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal, said there
is no way to ignore the pressure and high expectations he faces
but would not want it any other way.
"I was prepared for it, and I was sort of experiencing from a
young age playing juniors, transitioning to the pros. It is
something that you build something, something that you, I guess,
know how to deal better over time," said Tsitsipas.
"In the beginning it comes as a kind of something that you're
not really expecting at that level, but eventually you pick up
and, you know, it becomes your new habitual life."
Tsitsipas will next face unseeded American Reilly Opelka.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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