Stefanos Tsitsipas is commencing his campaign in Paris. Last year in Paris, the Greek lost in the 2nd round to Damir Dzumhur 6-3 6-3. Stefanos has the luxury to play this tournament knowing that he has already qualified for the ATP Finals in London.
Projected path
This is Stefanos Tsitsipas’s projected path and the plausible opponents at the BNP Paribas Masters. Stefanos has an overall negative record (6-9) with the projected opponents.
R1 – Bye
R2 – Taylor Harry Fritz’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Taylor Harry Fritz has a 38-27 record in 2019, 2-2 on indoor hard courts. In the last 5 years, the American has a 28-20 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 3 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Eastbourne where he beat Sam Querrey in the final 6-3 6-4.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Taylor Harry Fritz
There is no head to head record between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Harry Fritz since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other at pro level.
R3 – Roberto Bautista Agut’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas
Roberto Bautista Agut has a 40-20 record in 2019, 3-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the last 5 years, the Spaniard has a 91-55 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Bautista-Agut won 5 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this season was winning the competition in Doha where he defeated Tomas Berdych in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Last year in Paris Roberto lost in the 2nd round 7-610 6-4 to Grigor Dimitrov.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
This would be the 2nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roberto Bautista Agut play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Stefanos Tsitsipas
Novak Djokovic has a 48-9 win-loss record in 2019, but he has not played so far on indoor hard courts. The Serbian won 8 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this year was managing to win the tournament in Melbourne where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3, in Madrid where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4, in London where he beat Roger Federer in the final 7-6(5) 1-6 7-6(4) 4-6 13-12(3), and in Tokyo where he beat John Millman in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Paris Novak lost in the final 7-5 6-4 to Karen Khachanov.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Novak Djokovic
This match would represent the 4th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
1/2 – Dominic Thiem’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem has a 43-14 record in 2019, 5-0 on indoor hard courts. IN the previous 5 years, Dominic has a 47-37 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Austrian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current season was winning the tournament in Indian Wells where he defeated Roger Federer in the final 3-6 6-3 7-5, in Barcelona where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 6-0, in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final 7-6(0) 6-1, in Beijing where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 3-6 6-4 6-1, and in Vienna where he defeated Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Paris The Austrian lost in the semifinal 6-4 6-1 to Karen Khachanov.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Dominic Thiem
This would be the 7th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
Alternatively, Stefanos Tsitsipas may face John Isner. Their H2H is 2-1 for John Isner.
Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal has a 47-6 record in 2019, but he has not played so far on indoor hard courts. Rafael will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Rome where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-1, in Paris where he beat Dominic Thiem in the final 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1, in Montreal where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-0, and in New York where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4.
Last year in Paris Nadal conquered the title last year in Roland-Garros after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2.
H2H Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Rafael Nadal
This would be the 6th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal play each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
