Stefanos Tsitsipas has always stated that Roger Federer was his childhood hero and he is now about to take his place in the rankings. Stefanos is currently ranked no.6 and he has a concrete opportunity of overtaking Federer this week.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has 6595 points while Roger Federer is ranked no.5 with 6630 points. This means that if Stefanos reaches the quarters in Rotterdam, he will be the new world no.5 (his career-high) taking Federer’s position. In that case, Stefanos would add 45 points to his rankings to have in total 6,640 points.
To achieve this feat, Stefanos will have to beat Egor Gerasimov in the 1st round and then either Hubert Hurkacz or Adrian Mannarino.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
At the moment ranked no.6, 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).
Presently, during this year Stefanos owns an overall 6-1 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Roger Federer in 2021
Currently ranked no.5, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January 2020 when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
During this season Roger has achieved a composed 0-0 match record.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roger Federer fought against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 2-2. The last time they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
