Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz continued his brilliant run at the Paris Masters on Friday advancing to the semifinals after Janko Tipsarevic stopped playing because of dizziness and fatigue.
Janowicz was leading 3-6, 6-1, 4-1 against the eighth-seeded Tipsarevic. Janowicz saved one match point in his third-round win against Murray on Thursday and had broken Tipsarevic for the second time in the third set when the Serb called for a trainer.
Tipsarevic continued for a few moments, and Janowicz was 40-0 up on his serve when Tipsarevic waved his racket to indicate he was stopping, drawing jeers from the crowd at the Bercy indoor arena. There were huge cheers for the 21-year-old Janowicz.
Organizers said that Tipsarevic, who qualified Thursday for the season-ending World Tour Finals in London next week, started feeling fatigued at the end of the first set.
Gilles Simon of France celebrates after defeating Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during their quarterfinal match at the Paris Tennis Masters tournament, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012.
The 69th-ranked Janowicz faces Gilles Simon in the semifinals. The Frenchman beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4. Janowicz understands the challenge of playing Simon before a Paris crowd.
source yahoo sports
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