Stefanos Tsitsipas did not have a fantastic experience last week in Madrid after he lost as early as in the third round at the hands of Casper Ruud. Nevertheless, Stefanos Tsitsipas’ season has been quite successful so far. The Greek sensation has a remarkable 27-7 record in 2021, and even more important, he is also leading the so-called year-to-date rankings.
During a recent interview in Rome, Stefanos expressed his happiness in leading these particular rankings saying that consistency is the rule of the game for him right now.
“That’s great news that I’m still there [no.1 in the year-to-date rankings]. I’m fighting for it every single week.
I didn’t have a very good week last week in Madrid, but so far it’s looking good. I had been very consistent, which obviously helps to be in that situation and I’m looking forward to being able to perform the same way,” said Stefanos.
Stefanos will commence his run in Rome from the second round since he is seeded number 4. The Greek sensation will face either Marin Cilic or Alexander Bublik.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Now ranked no.5 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 6th of May when he was overcome by world no.22 Casper Ruud 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid (draw).
Until now, during this year Tsitsipas achieved a composed 27-7 match record. This year, Tsitsipas conquered 1 tournament in Monte-Carlo. Stefanos was the runner-up in Acapulco and in Barcelona.
Marin Cilic in 2021
Now ranked no.41, Marin played his last match on the 1st of May when he capitulated to world no.48 Cameron Norrie 7-6(5) 7-5 in the semifinal in Estoril (draw).
At present, during this year the Croatian owns a compiled 8-7 match record. Marin Cilic’s most significant result of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Singapore and Estoril.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Marin Cilic faced off only on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Cilic. When they played, Marin Cilic won 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) in October 2017.
Alexander Bublik in 2021
Ranked world no.44, Bublik played his last match on the 7th of May when he surrendered to world no.22 Casper Ruud 7-5 6-1 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
This season Alexander has a 19-12 record. Alexander Bublik’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final in Antalya and Singapore.
