Roger Federer, Rafeal Nadal and Novak Djokovic seem to be eternal on tour, but unfortunately we all know that we will not be blessed with their presence forever. Stefanos Tsitsipas seems to be one of those young players that will be there to fill the gap that will be left by the big3.
Rotterdam director on Tsitsipas
The tournament director of the ATP500 in Rotterdam and 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek was elated with the news that the Greek decided to compete again in the Netherlands. Richard thinks that Stefanos will be a key figure in the years to come for tennis to comment:
“It is a beautiful time in tennis. A new generation is knocking on the door. You can see that at the ATP Finals in London, where no less than half of the field is 23 years or younger.
The youngest of them all, Stefanos Tsitsipas, is the most charismatic player. Not only at the court, but also on social media. He knows how to attract many fans. Exactly what tennis needs.”
Krajicek also expressed his satisfaction for attracting some other big guns in Rotterdam, such as Grigor Dimitrov, Stan Wawrinka, Denis Shapovalov, and the defending champion Gael Monfils.
I’m gonna catch a cold from the ice within my soul.
Get a free pneumonia 👇🏼https://t.co/ZkQLC3qcff pic.twitter.com/FuvmHzWB6r
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@steftsitsipas) November 27, 2019
Don’t you think it’s time?#SuicideSquad 🕺🏼🕺🏼 pic.twitter.com/DXJ2zEavs8
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@steftsitsipas) December 17, 2019
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
This year Stefanos has a 53-25 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. Tsitsipas 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 16th of November when he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London.
This year Federer has a 51-10 win-loss record. Federer conquered 4 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami, in Halle and in Basel. Roger was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roger Federer played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Federer.
The last time that they squared off, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 16th of November 2019.
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Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2019
At the moment ranked no.1, Nadal played his last match on the 15th of November when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-74 6-4 7-5 in the round robin in London.
This year the Spaniard has a 52-7 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2019 in Rome, at the French Open, in Montreal and at the U.S. Open. The Spaniard was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.2, Novak played his last match on the 14th of November when he was overcome by Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 in the round robin in London.
This year Novak has a 54-11 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 5 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon, in Tokyo and in Paris. Novak was the finalist in Rome.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played each other 54 times. The head to head is 28-26 for Djokovic.
The last time that they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) the 19th of May 2019.
