Stefanos Tsitsipas is one of the most exciting and successful players of his generation. At 22 years of age, Tsitsipas has already won the ATP Finals and he has already reached 3 finals in slams. The Greek sensation is about to start his campaign in Rotterdam this week where he might have mixed feelings.
Tsitsipas in Rotterdam and vs. Gerasimov
Strangely, Stefanos Tsitsipas doesn’t hold a great record in Rotterdam, where he has played already on 4 occasions with a grim 1-4 win-loss record. The best result that Tsitsipas achieved in this prestigious ATP500 was just reaching the 2nd round last year before losing to Aljaz Bedene.
Click here for Tsitsipas’ record in Rotterdam.
1st round vs. Gerasimov
This year, Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Egor Gerasimov in the first round for the 3rd time in his career.
The H2H is 1-1, but Tsitsipas won their most recent encounter in Dubai (2019) with a 6-3 6-1 scoreline (statistics). Hover Egor Gerasimov is in great form and a very tough customer on indoor courts. In Montpellier, he has just reached the semifinal after upsetting Andy Murray in the 1st round.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is already in Rotterdam, where he was caught on video training with his big rival Sascha Zverev.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently the world no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 19th of February when he was defeated by Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
During this season Tsitsipas has a compiled 6-1 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Egor Gerasimov in 2021
Currently the world no.83, Gerasimov played his last match on the 27th of February when he surrendered to David Goffin 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Montpellier (draw).
At present, during this year Egor achieved a 6-4 win-loss record. Egor Gerasimov’s latest run in Montpellier was the best achievement of his season.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Egor Gerasimov clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas. When they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) in February 2019.
