Roger Federer and Stefanos Tsitsipas enjoy a fantastic relationship. The Greek has always looked at the Swiss as his idol, and he confessed that he is playing a one-handed backhand because he wanted to follow Roger and Pete Sampras. On the other side, the former world no.1 was extremely happy to having Stefanos play with him at the Laver Cup for Team Europe.
Roger and Stefanos in Basel
Federer and Tsitsipas are currently in Basel, where they are about to start their run at the local ATP500. Since Tsitsipas fell in Roger’s half, they may clash already in the semifinal. Roger will start his campaign in the first round against Peter Gojowczyk while Stefanos will face Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Stef and Roger after their practice 💪🏻✌🏻 #tsitsismile 😁😍 #tsitsipas #federer #SwissIndoorsBasel
[Fred Lefebvre on Instagram] pic.twitter.com/emMDkcNOlK— tsitsi_smile 😁 (@Tsitsi_smile) October 20, 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.7, the Greek played his last match on the 12th of October when he lost to Daniil Medvedev 7-65 7-5 in the semifinal in Shanghai.
This year Tsitsipas has a 44-22 win-loss record. Stefanos conquered 2 titles in 2019 in Marseille and in Estoril. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, Roger played his last match on the 11th of October when he surrendered to Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-77 6-3 in the quarter in Shanghai.
This year Roger has a 45-8 win-loss record. The Swiss conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami and in Halle. Federer was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roger Federer played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Federer.
The last time that they played, Roger Federer won 6-4 6-4 in the final in Dubai in the 02nd March 2019.
