Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas are going to clash in a blockbuster semifinal at the French Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas seems to be in sublime form during this major. He won an overcomplicated 1st round against clay-court specialist Jaume Antoni Munar Clar after trailing 2-sets-down. Then the Greek sensation didn’t drop a single set in his rush to the semifinal.
Novak Djokovic seemed to be also in ominous form, especially in the first 4 matches, to leave peanuts to his opponents. However, things got a bit complicated against Pablo Carreno-Custa as the Serbian sensation had to win in 4 sets after losing the opener and struggling with injuries.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, a great player
During the press conference that followed Novak’s quarterfinal, the world no.1 was obviously asked to express an opinion about his next opponent.
“He’s one of the best players in the world. [He is] deservedly where he is in rankings. He’s been playing tennis of his life in the last 12 months, winning the World Tour Finals and just being very very consistent on all surfaces with his results. He’s got an all-round game; he’s a big guy [with a] a big serve. He has weapons obviously: serve and forehand.
He’s a backhand he produces a lot of spin and he can come into the net. He can play aggressively; he can defend well because he moves well. So he’s really a complete all-round player.
Stefanos, his father and Serena Williams’ coach
Then Novak added that the Greek sensation can rely on an excellent coaching team. He is helped not only by his father Apostolos, but also by Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratolgou that is one of the best coaches in the world and runs an extremely successful Academy in the south of France.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on the 29th of February 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.1, the Serbian has a 36-1 win-loss record in 2020. Novak is currently having a run at the French Open where he toppled Mikael Ymer 6-0 6-2 6-3, Richard Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2, Daniel Elahi Galan 6-0 6-3 6-2, Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-3 6-3 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4.
Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Djokovic won 82 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 15 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.6, Stefanos has a 25-9 win-loss record in 2020. Stefanos is currently playing at the French Open where he bested Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 4-6 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-4, Pablo Cuevas 6-1 6-4 6-2, Aljaz Bedene 6-1 6-2 3-1 ret., Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-69 6-2 and Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-2 6-3.
Stefanos clinched 1 title in 2020 in Marseille. Stefanos reached the final in Dubai and in Hamburg. Tsitsipas won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
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