Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Novak Djokovic on Saturday in the semifinal of the ATP 1000 event in Paris. The Serbian player is in fantastic shape and he will definitely be the favourite to win the match.
How to beat Djokovic
During the interview that followed Stefanos Tsitsipas’s match against Tommy Paul, the world number 5 explained what he is going to do in order to beat Djokovic. Tsitsipas explained that he will try to be aggressive from the very beginning trying not to overdo it.
“I need to show the same consistency,” Stefanos explained. “I have weapons that I can use. But in the past I feel I have used too much spin or power. It’s important that I stay at a medium level and not overdo it. It will be a physical match and I will need to move well.”
This is what he said.
Tsitsipas in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.5, the Greek has achieved a 58-21 match record in 2022. The Greek is now playing in Paris where he managed to beat the world no.27 Daniel Evans 6-3 6-4, the world no.64 Corentin Moutet 6-3 7-63 and the world no.31 Tommy Paul 6-2 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with the world no.7 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal on Saturday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their actual head to head record is 8-2 for Djokovic.
Tsitsipas clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. The Greek got to the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament), in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia), in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open), in Astana (Astana Open) and in Stockholm (Stockholm Open).
The Greek 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)
Djokovic in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
WWLWWWWWWW Ranked no.7, Novak achieved a compiled 36-6 win-loss record in 2022. The Serbian is now competing in Paris where he beat the world no.34 Maxime Cressy 7-61 6-4, the world no.19 Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-1 and the world no.23 Lorenzo Musetti 6-0 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal on Saturday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their actual record is 8-2 for Djokovic.
The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon, in Tel Aviv and in Astana. Djokovic reached the final in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
The Serbian won 90 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 16 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 10 times. Their record is 8-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Astana (Astana Open) on the 9th of October 2022.
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