Zverev did not want to believe that Davidovich Fokina had saved a break point with a shot that landed on - or was it merely near? - a line in the fourth game. He showed that quality at a key juncture Tuesday. 'I was not very patient with myself, which I feel like now, maybe, I learned how to deal with the situation a little bit better.'' 'I was putting pressure on myself, as well,'' Zverev continued. Before Medvedev and Tsitsipas arrived, I was seen as this guy that was going to all of a sudden take over the tennis world. Before, maybe, the last few years, I was putting too much pressure on myself. 'Obviously, the Grand Slams are the tournaments that we want to win the most. 'Look, it's fairly obvious that all tennis players are playing tennis for the Slams,' said Zverev, the runner-up to good pal Dominic Thiem at last year's US Open.

Both intend to - and, truthfully, are expected to - claim one of the four biggest prizes in their sport. Both have won the season-ending ATP Finals. Both have won Masters 1000 titles on red clay this year. 6 Zverev in his third Slam semifinal, first in Paris.

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Tsitsipas escaped two set points held by two-time Slam runner-up Medvedev at 5-4 in the second, but otherwise required only slightly more work than was demanded of Zverev in his 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory over unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. 'But, you know, my ego tells me I want more.''

'I feel privileged that I'm in that position, and I feel obviously I've put in a lot of daily hard work (that) has been a key element of me being here,'' Tsitsipas said. 2 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5 at Court Philippe Chatrier in the last no-spectator night session of this year's tournament. 5-seeded Tsitsipas reached his fourth major semifinal - and second in a row at Roland Garros - by upending No. Now the pair of 20-somethings will meet each other for a berth in the French Open final after straight-set quarterfinal victories Tuesday.

Both have come close to Grand Slam titles. PARIS - Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as potential future stars of tennis.

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