Tsitsipas tops Rublev in the quarter of the Mutua Madrid Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

    MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Tsitsipas tops Rublev to compete against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Andrey Rublev

    Stefanos Tsitsipas dispatches Andrey Rublev 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the quarter in Madrid on Friday. Tsitsipas will play Alexander Zverev in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the final in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Tsitsipas
    Madrid
    Tsitsipas's Record

    The Greek added to his prize money € 141,375 after winning this match. He has won already € 311,025 up to now in the tournament. If he wins the next match, the Greek will add € 257,765 to his earnings to get in total € 568,790.

    Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Andrey Rublev Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Tsitsipas
    Rublev
    Stefanos Tsitsipas
    6-3 2-6 6-4
    1h:59
    Andrey Rublev
    85
    85
    Total points
    78
    78
    39
    39
    Winners
    38
    38
    46%
    46%
    Ratio Winners
    49%
    49%
    -- Serve --
    10
    10
    Aces
    5
    5
    1
    1
    Double Faults
    5
    5
    64%
    64%
    1st in
    53%
    53%
    81%
    81%
    1st won
    81%
    81%
    39/48
    39/48
    1st won
    38/47
    38/47
    52%
    52%
    2nd won
    44%
    44%
    14/27
    14/27
    2nd won
    18/41
    18/41
    -- Break Points --
    2/7
    2/7
    Total
    2/5
    2/5
    29%
    29%
    Won
    40%
    40%
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    At the end of the match, Tsitsipas scored 85 points vs. the Russian’s 78.

    Tsitsipas

    The Greek served extremely well to win 81% of the points (39/48) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (14/27) on his second serve. Stefanos blasted 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Stefanos won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points since he converted only 29% (2/7) of the procured opportunities.

    Rublev

    On the other side, Andrey was battling in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

    After this match, the head to head between Tsitsipas and Rublev is 5-5.

    Draw and next match H2H: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Alexander Zverev – stats

    Tsitsipas will compete against Zverev in the semifinal.

    This will be the 11th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. The head to head is 7-3 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.

    The last time that they fought against each other, Tsitsipas won 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Monte carlo back in April 2022.

    Stefanos Tsitsipas Draw info

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    Tsitsipas came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Andrey Rublev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for the Greek to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

    Stefanos converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Stefanos didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 54 points. The Greek won 6 points more than Rublev (30-24). Stefanos lost 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the net, Rublev conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).

    Rublev in this set played much better tennis than the Greek and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Stefanos in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

    The Greek was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.

    The Russian was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Andrey didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 49 points. The Russian conquered the set after winning 11 more points than Stefanos (30-19). Andrey lost 7 points on serve (18-7). On the losing side, Tsitsipas conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

    Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Greek grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

    Tsitsipas converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, Andrey was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

    They contested 60 points. The Greek was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Rublev (36-24). The Greek was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (21-4). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

     

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