Stefanos Tsitsipas was extremely focused on preparing his match against Daniil Medvedev. Before the encounter Greek sensation had a losing 2-6 record against the Russian and that was also 0-1 on clay. Things went well with Tsitsipas winning in straight sets and it’s now time to get ready for the next chapter.
Stefanos is refocussing to be 100% ready for the semifinal against Zverev. In this video, his trainer Jerome Bianchi posted a nice clip of Tsitsipas getting ready for his match against Zverev with his father Apostolos at the corner and his team.
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Tsitsipas at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.5 (career-high), Stefanos has managed to achieve a compiled 38-8 record in 2021. Tsitsipas is participating at the French Open where he ousted Jeremy Chardy 7-66 6-3 6-1, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 6-4 6-3, John Isner 5-7 6-3 7-63 6-1, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-2 7-5 and Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-63 7-5.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against the world no.6 Alexander Zverev in the semifinal. Their actual record is 5-2 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos got to the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) and in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
The Greek won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Medvedev played his last match on the 8th of June when he lost to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter of the French Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Daniil has an overall 22-6 record. Medvedev clinched 1 title in Marseille. Medvedev was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev played each other 8 times. Their current head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev. The last time they played each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 8th of June 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.