Tsitsipas blasts into Barcelona semifinals

Stefanos Tsitsipas, one of the brightest stars on the ATP tour, is enjoying a breakthrough week in Barcelona. The 19-year-old Greek has upset three seeds, including Dominic Thiem, on his way to the ATP 500 semifinals.

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Tsitsipas, currently ranked No. 63, also knocked out the No. 7 and No. 10 seeds, Diego Schwartzman and Albert Ramos-Vinolas—both in straight sets.

Watch out Barcelona!#NextGenATP star @StefTsitsipas takes out 10th seed Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 7-5 to reach #bcnopenbs quarters. pic.twitter.com/wCFlxCujfe
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 26, 2018

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The 2018 season has been a breakout year for Tsitsipas, reaching his first ATP 500 quarterfinal in Dubai in February.

6️⃣ months ago, he was 0️⃣-8️⃣ in tour-level matches. Now #NextGenATP 🇬🇷 Stefanos Tsitsipas is into his 4️⃣th QF in Barcelona.

➡️ https://t.co/akZAhYQKQy #ATP #bcnopenbs pic.twitter.com/dm62R2CaPR
— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 26, 2018

Tsitsipas is relatively new to the tour, and shared a scary near-drowning experience with the ATP. He says his whole perspective on life changed after it, and it's something that's actually helped his career.

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He's guaranteed to rise to a career-high ranking of at least No. 51.

Tsitsipas blasts into Barcelona semifinals

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