Stefanos Tsitsipas is looking forward to facing Alexander Zverev in the final in Acapulco. The Greek no.1 has a great record against the German no.1. They played 6 times already and Stefanos beat him on the last 5 occasions to feature an encouraging 5-1 win-loss record against his upcoming opponent.
Soon after Tsitsipas defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinal, the world no.5 commented:
“I am really looking forward to the final. Sascha is someone I’ve played against in the past and it’s never easy. We’re both really hungry and we’re both very competitive.”
The prediction is Tsitsipas winning in 3 sets.
The last time when they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-4 in the round robin at the ATP Cup in January 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Tsitsipas in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.5 (career-high), Stefanos has a compiled 14-3 win-loss record in 2021. Stefanos is competing in Acapulco where he defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 6-1, John Isner 6-3 6-2, Felix Auger Aliassime 7-5 4-6 6-3 and Lorenzo Musetti 6-1 6-3.
Stefanos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Zverev in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.7, the German has managed to achieve a 8-4 record in 2021. Alexander is playing at the moment in Acapulco where he overcame Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 6-1, Laslo Djere 6-4 6-3, Casper Ruud w/o and Dominik Koepfer 6-4 7-65.
The German won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
