Stefanos Tsitsipas won a great match against Alexander Zverev French Open semi-final. The Greek sensation was leading quite easily the match after conquering the first 2 sets. Nevertheless, Sascha Zverev managed to find the solution and he bounced back to bring the encounter to the deciding set. At that moment it was about a matter of keeping the nerves while trying to play the best possible tennis.
After winnings the encounter, Stefanos Tsitsipas was in tears during the on-court interview. Later, during the press conference, he explained what he tried to do during the last moments of the match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and emotions
“I was trying to be in a good relationship with myself and get encouraged and push forward for something good to happen. I knew I was not done at that point, I had more to give. I was playing much better. All I had to do was put in the concentration.
“I’m someone who fights. I was not willing to give up yet. I think I did few things right that worked in my favour. I was still alive. I was still able to come back to the match. It was a breath of fresh air, that first game. I felt revitalized.”
Tsitsipas at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.5 (career-high), the Greek owns a compiled 39-8 record in 2021. Tsitsipas is playing at the French Open where he overcame 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, Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-63 7-5 and Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will play the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the final. Their record is 5-2 for Djokovic.
Tsitsipas has won 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos reached 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)
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Currently the world no.6, Zverev played his last match on the 11th of June when he surrendered to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal of the French Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Zverev achieved a composed 23-9 record. Zverev has won 2 titles in 2021 in Acapulco and in Madrid.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev clashed against each other 8 times. Their current record is 6-2 for Tsitsipas. The last time they squared off, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of June 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
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