Dominant Tsitsipas reaches Marseille final

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas moved one step closer to his second singles title with a 7-6(1) 6-2 win over Belgium’s David Goffin in the semifinals of the Marseille Open.

Top seed Tsitsipas, who knocked 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer out of the Australian Open last month, has yet to drop a set in the tournament and wrapped up the match in 70 minutes to set up a final with Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

The opening set went with serve until Tsitsipas cracked at 5-5, allowing his opponent to break. But the Greek No.1 broke back in the next game to take the set to a tiebreak, where he dominated his 28-year-old opponent.

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Tsitsipas then powered through the second set, breaking Goffin twice to seal victory, winning 93 per cent of his points on his first serve.

“It is important to win titles. Titles mean a lot,” said Tsitsipas.

“They won’t come to you. You have to work hard to get them. There is no better feeling than winning a title. It feels amazing.”

Earlier, Kukushkin ended French wildcard Ugo Humbert’s run with a 6-4 6-4 victory that took an hour and 33 minutes.

The 31-year-old won 83 per cent of his first-serve points and now hopes to win his first ATP Tour final on Sunday since his maiden title at the St. Petersburg Open nine years ago.

Tsitsipas and Kukushkin have met twice before, including a qualifier, with the 20-year-old Greek prevailing on both occasions.

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