Stefanos Tsitsipas is about to face Andrey Rublev in the final of the ATP 1000 Monte Carlo. The Russian sensation is now leading the (live) year-to-date rankings after overcoming Novak Djokovic. However, Stefanos Tsitsipas can surpass Rublev and Novak Djokovic if he wins the final against the Russian.
Nevertheless. during a recent interview, Stefanos revealed that he is not interested in the rankings. He said that rankings are like the school. If you perform well, your rank goes up. If you do not perform well, your rank goes down. Therefore, he is just interested in his performance.
“I don’t think about rankings. There is no reason for me to think about rankings. If I perform well, I’m going to get good results. It’s like school. You go to school; you study, do your homework.
When it’s a test day when you’re supposed to give a test, you’ve done all your research, homework, everything combined to write a good grade.”
Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.5 (career-high), Stefanos has achieved an overall 21-5 record in 2021. Stefanos is now having a run in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he bested Aslan Karatsev 6-3 6-4, Christian Garin 6-3 6-4, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 0-0 ret. and Daniel Evans 6-2 6-1.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with the world no.8 Andrey Rublev in the final on Sunday at 2:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. Their record is 4-3 for Rublev.
Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).
Stefanos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rublev in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.8 (career-high), Rublev has managed to achieve a composed 24-4 match record in 2021. Andrey is playing in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he overcame Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-2, Roberto Bautista Agut 7-62 5-7 6-3, Rafael Nadal 6-2 4-6 6-2 and Casper Ruud 6-3 7-5.
Andrey Rublev will play the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday at 2:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. Their actual head to head record is 4-3 for Rublev.
The Russian has won 1 title in 2021 in Rotterdam.
The Russian won 8 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev clashed against each other 7 times. Their actual head to head record is 4-3 for Rublev. The last time they squared off, Andrey Rublev won 6-3 7-6(2) in the semifinal in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) on the 6th of March 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
