Stefanos Tsitsipas was part of the entry list of the newly upgraded ATP500 in St. Petersburg. However, the Greek sensation had 3 intense weeks after he reached the final in Hamburg and he is now in the semifinals at the French Open that was staged back to back the tournament in Germany. Therefore, the Greek sensation decided to withdraw from the event in Russia to preserve his body.
The entry list
Stefanos was not the only top play player to withdraw from St. Petersburg. Unfortunately, David Goffin had to pull out as he tested positive for the Coronavirus. In addition, there were the defections of Matteo Berrettini, Pablo Carreno Busta, Grigor Dimitrov, Kei Nishikori, and Kevin Anderson.
This is the revised entry list:
- Daniil Medvedev
- Denis Shapovalov
- Andrey Rublev
- Karen Khachanov
- Stan Wawrinka
- Milos Raonic
- Borna Coric
- Taylor Fritz
Daniel Evans
Reilly Opelka
Ugo Humbert
Adrian Mannarino
Miomir Kecmanovic
Tennys Sandgren
Sam Querrey
Alexander Bublik
Richard Gasquet
Feliciano Lopez
Cameron Norrie
Jannik Sinner
Vasek Pospisil
Egor Gerasimov
Mikhail Kukushkin
(WC) Evgeny Donskoy
(WC) Dudi Sela
Mackenzie McDonald
Alternates
James Duckworth
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Yuichi Sugita
Lloyd Harris
Dominik Koepfer
Roberto Carballes Baena
Norbert Gombos
Damir Dzumhur
Aslan Karatsev
Evgeny Donskoy
J J. Wolf
Marc Polmans
Jason Jung
Antoine Hoang
Peter Gojowczyk
Ivo Karlovic
Andrey Kuznetsov
Facundo Bagnis
Oscar Otte
llya Ivashka
Tsitsipas vs. Djokovic
Stefanos will take on Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinal. They played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, 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.
Tsitsipas at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.6, Tsitsipas has a 25-9 win-loss record in 2020. The Greek is now competing at the French Open where he beat 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.
The Greek conquered 1 title in 2020 in Marseille. The Greek was the runner-up in Dubai and in Hamburg. The Greek won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic has a 36-1 win-loss record in 2020. Novak is now having a run at the French Open where he defeated 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 has won 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome.
Novak 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)
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
Ranked no.5, Medvedev played his last match on the 28th of September when he lost to Marton Fucsovics 6-4 7-63 2-6 6-1 in the 1st round of the French Open.
Daniil Medvedev’s best result of this year was getting to the semi-finals at the U.S. Open.
Denis Shapovalov in 2020
Ranked world no.11, the Canadian played his last match on the 1st of October when he lost to Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5 6-75 6-3 3-6 8-6 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
Denis Shapovalov’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Rome.
Daniil Medvedev and Denis Shapovalov played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Shapovalov. The last time that they locked horns, Daniil Medvedev won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) in October 2018.
