Stefanos Tsitsipas is unstoppable during the Mubadala Wolrd Tennis Championship. The Greek sensation dismissed an in-form Andrey Rublev before defeating Novak Djokovic after a high-quality match.
However, the world no.6 achieved also “off court greatness” to show off his culinary skills dressed as a proper chef in front of a bemused and entertained crowd in Abu Dhabi.
This is not the first time that the Greek had fun cooking in front of the cameras. Earlier in the year, he tried his luck cooking sushi in Sydney.
The final vs. Nadal
Stefanos has an important match ahead as he will face Rafael Nadal in the final. The Spaniard was in an imperious form in the other semifinal in Abu Dhabi after he brushed aside Karen Khachanov after dropping just 4 games in a 6-1 6-3 win.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nadal who should win in 3 sets.
Nadal -> 1.36
Tsitsipas -> 3.00
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Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 17th of November when he defeated Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
In this year Stefanos has a 53-25 win-loss record. Tsitsipas clinched 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Novak Djokovic’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked world no.2, Novak played his last match on the 14th of November when he had to surrender to Roger Federer 6-4 6-3 in the round robin in London.
Currently, this year Djokovic has a 54-11 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 5 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Madrid, in Wimbledon, in Tokyo and in Paris. Novak was the finalist in Rome.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) on the 1st of November 2019.
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