Rafael Nadal had an impressive French Open campaign one week ago to win the prestigious tournament after receiving continuous injections to his injured foot. During a recent interview in Stuttgart, Stefanos Tsitsipas revealed that he also had to play a match with an injection in his leg.
Stefanos commented:
“I also have a little story where I thought I couldn’t play a game because I was in too much pain. But not to the extent that is the case with Rafa, of course. I had a similar situation once at the ATP Finals. I think it was my second group game and I had extreme pain in my leg. Then I got an injection and played one of the best games of my life.”
Tsitsipas in Stuttgart, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.5, Tsitsipas achieved an overall 35-11 win-loss record in 2022. The Greek is currently having a run in Stuttgart where he managed to beat Dominic Stephan Stricker 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against the world no.68 Andy Murray in the quarter. Their record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas has won 1 title in 2022 in Monte-Carlo. The Greek got to the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
The Greek won 8 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.4, the Spaniard played his last match on the 5th of June when he overcame world no.6 Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 in the final in French Open to win his 92nd career title.
This season Nadal owns a composed 30-3 win-loss record. Nadal conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal played each other 9 times. Their current head to head is 7-2 for Nadal. Before, the last time they locked horns, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 in the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal |
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