Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev are going to clash in a tasty semi-final in Cincinnati on Saturday. Every time that Stefanos and Daniil play against each other, the tennis fans are remembered about a rather harsh but eventually funny episode that saw them involved at the beginning of their career.
It was back in 2018 in Miami when Daniil defeated Stefanos in 3 sets. There was an altercation at the net when Tsitsipas insulted Daniil, calling him “the bullshit Russian,” which prompted a strong reaction from Medvedev, who called Stefanos “a small kid who doesn’t know how to f.”
Fortunately, after a few aggressive words, nothing worse happened and in a way, that quarrel became (sort of) iconic on social media.
Here is the video.
Fun stuff in tennis!
Old Medvedev vs. Tsitsipas pic.twitter.com/VClpJ8Dpfa
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Tsitsipas in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.7, Tsitsipas achieved a compiled 45-15 win-loss record in 2022. The Greek is currently having a run in Cincinnati where he bested the world no.46 Filip Krajinovic 6-3 6-4, the world no.16 Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 and the world no.50 John Isner 7-65 5-7 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against the world no.1 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their record is 7-2 for Medvedev.
The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. The Greek got to the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Stefanos won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas has scheduled to compete next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Medvedev in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
WWLLLWWWWL Currently the world no.1, the Russian owns a 34-11 match record in 2022. The Russian is playing in Cincinnati where he beat the world no.24 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 7-5, the world no.21 Denis Shapovalov 7-5 7-5 and the world no.13 Taylor Harry Fritz 7-61 6-3.
Daniil Medvedev will face the world no.7 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 7-2 for Medvedev.
Daniil conquered 1 title in 2022 in Los Cabos. Medvedev was the runner-up at the Australian Open, in Hertogenbosch (‘s) and in Halle (Noventi Open).
The Russian won 14 titles in his career: 7 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev is scheduled to play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev faced off 9 times. Their current record is 7-2 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Daniil Medvedev won 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 28th of January 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
