Stefanos Tsitsipas had an incredible match against Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinal. The Greek sensation was extremely close to losing the match in straight sets, but after saving a match point, he found his way back to win 2 consecutive sets and force the match to the decider. Unfortunately, Stefanos was not in the position to compete at his best anymore in the 5th set as he was struggling with injury. Therefore he lost the match 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1.
Boris Becker’s opinion
Such a strenuous battle of attrition took a toll on Novak Djokovic and that may have influenced his performance in the following final against Rafael Nadal. This is the opinion of Boris Becker that used to coach the Serbian champion for long.
“A big factor was his semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. If he had closed that out in three sets instead of going to five on the Friday night I am sure we would have seen a closer final,” said Boris.
The German legend also added that according to him, even if Novak was at his best, the King of Clay would have won the match anyway since he was just too good on that given day.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
At the moment ranked no.5 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 9th of October when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal of the French Open.
Presently, this year Stefanos has a 25-10 record. Tsitsipas has won 1 title in Marseille. The Greek reached the final in Dubai and in Hamburg.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now ranked no.1, Novak played his last encounter on the 11th of October when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final of the French Open.
This year Novak has a 37-2 match record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Novak reached the final at the French Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 9th of October 2020.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Currently the world no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 11th of October when he beat Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the final of the French Open to win his 86th career title.
This season Nadal has a 22-4 match record. Nadal has won 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
