Stefanos Tsitsipas missed out on the semi-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo after losing in straight sets to Taylor Fritz, 6-2, 6-4.

Stefanos Tsitsipas knocked out by Taylor Fritz at ATP Monte Carlo

The American did not give many chances to the Greek, who without problems passed in the quarters of the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, after 6-3, 6-4.

Stephanos Tsitsipas, ranked third in the world, has won the last two Monte Carlo tournaments.

The game lasted only one hour and 12 minutes.

In the semi-finals, Taylor Fritz (10 ATP) will meet Russian Andriy Rublev (6 ATP), who beat German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 7-6(5) in the quarter-finals.

The Monte Carlo Masters takes place from April 9 to 16 on clay, has a total prize pool of €5,779,335, with Novak Djokovic as the top favorite and Stefanos Tsitsipas the champion of the last two tournaments.