(Tennis news) In a few shocking results at the Monte Carlo Masters, defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out by eighth seed Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-4 while Daniil Medvedev was beaten in straight sets 6-3 6-4 by Holger Rune. The results meant that Fritz will now take on Andrey Rublev while Rune will face Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals on Saturday. 

After Djokovic’s elimination, both Tsitsipas and Medvedev were considered to be the favourites to win the Monte Carlo Masters but the Greek player was eliminated in just over an hour despite battling back in the second set. In their previous three hard-court meetings, Tsitsipas had defeated Fritz and also has a good record on Monaco’s clary, recording 12 victories in total while dropping just one set. 

Speaking after the match Taylor Fritz said “My level was very high, I played very well”. Meanwhile, Miami Open champion Medvedev, who defeated Alexander Zverev 3-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7) in the third round was defeated by 19 year old Holger Rune in straight sets. After the match, Rune said “I knew it would be a super-difficult match and that I would have to play at my best level.” 

In other results, Andrey Rublev defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 7-6 (7-5). The 25 year old lost the first game despite serving but went on to win six in a row against Struff. The German had defeated Casper Ruud in the last 16 and forced a tie-break in the second set. Jannik Sinner also won his last-eight tie on Friday, comfortably defeating Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-2. 

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