Zverev advances to the Paris semifinals after defeating Tsitsipas.

Zverev advances to the Paris semifinals after defeating Tsitsipas.

After defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.

Alexander Zverev advances to the will play Holger Rune in the Paris Masters semifinals.

Third-place German in the world On Friday, Zverev overcame Tsitsipas, the 10th seed from Greece, 7-5 6-4.

With his win, he joined Rafael Nadal (76) and Novak Djokovic (78).

As the only other active player to reach 20 ATP Masters 1,000 semi-finals.

opponent in the semifinals Rune defeated Alex de Minaur, the ninth seed from Australia, 6-4 4-6 7-5.

After his victory in Rome.

27-year-old Zverev is vying for his second Masters 1,000 championship of the season and eighth overall.

Next up for him is 21-year-old Rune of Denmark.

A past Paris champion who defeated Djokovic in the competition final in 2022 to win it.

Rune, ranked 13th in the world, stated: “He is one of the finest players this year.

So I will have to be really well prepared and physically recuperate and build on the level from this match.

” Zverev will face Rune in the 2024 final.

Later on Friday, Frenchman Ugo Humbert will play Australian Jordan Thompson in the remaining quarterfinals, followed by Bulgarian eighth seed Grigor Dimitrov against Russian Karen Khachanov.