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Madrid Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas to play Novak Djokovic at final

Tsitsipas has now beaten Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer in his young career



Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece returns the ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the Madrid Open tennis men's semi-final match in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 11, 2019.
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Madrid: Novak Djokovic will play Stefanos Tsitsipas for the Madrid Open title after the 20-year-old Greek stunned Rafael Nadal on Saturday to win a thrilling semi-final 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 on his fourth match point.

Nadal had been a clear favourite to face Djokovic in Sunday's showpiece at Caja Magica but the 17-time Grand Slam champion extended his stuttering build-up to the French Open with another surprise defeat.

Tsitsipas has now beaten Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer in his young career.

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