Stefanos Tsitsipas responded to Rafael Nadal’s remark that the Spaniard’s prospects of winning the Barcelona Open were foolish.
After Nadal’s second-round tournament withdrawal, Tstisipas stated he does not mind being incorrect, claiming the legendary Spaniard always recovers from setbacks due to injuries. Tsitsipas voiced his optimism before Nadal’s comeback in Barcelona, saying he wouldn’t be shocked to see the tennis veteran make it to the final match.
But Nadal disagreed with Tsitsipas’ evaluation, even though the Greek’s remarks were motivated by his past success in the competition.
Tsitsipas pointed to the Spaniard’s track record of recovering from injuries to explain why he had no problem with his forecast being proven incorrect after Nadal’s loss to Alex De Minaur.
Tsitsipas expressed his thoughts about it and said: “I don’t mind being wrong, I’m not here to bet or make predictions. Rafa has had some injuries in the past but he always comes back. Especially since it was in Barcelona, his favourite tournament, at home. I saw a little bit of the match, I would say that de Minaur and three or four other players will fight for the title here.”
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Tsitsipas in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.7, the Greek has a 20-6 match record in 2024. Stefanos is playing at the moment in Barcelona where he ousted the world no.43 Sebastian Ofner 6-4 7-5, the world no.72 Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5 6-3 and the world no.53 Facundo Diaz Acosta 4-6 6-3 7-68.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with the world no.59 Dusan Lajovic in the semifinal on Saturday at 4:00 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek has won 1 title in 2024 in Monte-Carlo.
The Greek won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2024
At the moment ranked no.644, Nadal played his last match on the 17th of April when he lost to world no.11 Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-1 in the 2nd round in Barcelona (draw).
Currently, during this year Rafael has achieved an overall 3-2 win-loss record.
He is also scheduled to play in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 24th of April and Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 8th of May.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 9 times. Their current record is 7-2 for Nadal. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 6-7(6) 7-5 in the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2021.
Here are the highlights.
