Stefanos Tsitsipas is 2 steps away from winning the Roland Garros, but these 2 steps are gigantic. The Greek sensation will have to face Novak Djokovic in the semifinal that has never lost a single match this season with the exception of when he defaulted at the recent US Open.
If Stefanos wins, there are strong possibilities that he will face Rafael Nadal in the final. The Spaniard is the obvious favorite in the other semifinal against Diego Schwartzman even if the Argentine beat him recently in Rome.
Tsitsipas can beat Djokovic and Nadal
Tennis legend John McEnroe has high hopes for the Greek sensation to break the dominance of the big3 finally. Recently, John stressed the fact that since Stefanos reached the Australian Open semifinal, we all have been waiting for him to win his first major.
Talking about Djokovic playing Carreno-Busta in the quarters, McEnroe stressed the fact that the big difference between Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Spaniard is that the top guys such as Novak and Rafael Nadal are well aware that they can lose with the Greek ace.
“Carreno Busta is the type of player that the top guys measure their games against. They don’t feel like they should lose to them. Tsitsipas is a different story,” said Mc Enroe.
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. Tsitsipas is 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.
Stefanos clinched 1 title in 2020 in Marseille. The Greek 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)
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, Novak has a 36-1 win-loss record in 2020. Djokovic is playing at the French Open where he overcame 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.
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)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic 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.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked no.2, Nadal has a 20-4 win-loss record in 2020. Nadal is currently competing at the French Open where he managed to beat Egor Gerasimov 6-4 6-4 6-2, Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-1 6-0 6-3, Stefano Travaglia 6-1 6-4 6-0, Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2 and Jannik Sinner 7-64 6-4 6-1.
Rafael Nadal will compete against Schwartzman in the semifinal. The head to head is 9-1 for Nadal.
Nadal clinched 1 title in 2020 in Acapulco.Rafael won 85 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 59 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)