Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev are going among the most followed tennis players in the draw of the upcoming ATP500 in Rotterdam. Unfortunately, many players had to withdraw from the competitions for various reasons.
Main draw in Rotterdam
The main draw is now orphan of the likes of Rafael Nadal, Denis Shapovalov, Jannik Sinner, Milos Raonic, Matteo Berrettini, Pablo Carreno Busta, and Nick Kyrgios just to name some players that were part of the original entry list.
Here the draw in Rotterdam.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Ranked world no.6, Stefanos Tsitsipas played his last match on the 19th of February when he lost to Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Greek owns a 6-1 match record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Stefanos Tsitsipas had a sensational win over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open quarters when he was 2 sets down. Later, Tsitsipas got flat when facing Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal to lose in straight sets.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Egor Gerasimov in the 1st round in Rotterdam. The H2H is 1-1.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), Daniil played his last encounter on the 21st of February when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Medvedev owns a compiled 10-1 win-loss record. Daniil Medvedev’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
In the final, Daniil Medvedev played a rather lousy tennis for his standards also and especially because Novak Djokovic played at his very best.
Daniil Medvedev will face Dusan Lajovic
in the first round of the Rotterdam draw. The H2H is 1-1.Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev played each other 7 times. The head to head is 6-1 for Medvedev. The last time they fought against each other, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 19th of February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Ranked world no.7, Sascha Zverev played his last match on the 16th of February when he lost to Novak Djokovic 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
Sascha Zverev had his chances against Novak Djokovic, but the Serbian champion was spot on during the important moments.
This season Zverev has a 5-3 record.
Sascha Zverev is expected to face Alexander Bublik in the first round of the draw in Rotterdam. However, Alexander is currently playing in Singapore where he reached the semifinal and there will be doubts about his participation in the Netherland. They have never played against each other so far.