Stefanos Tsitsipas has just lost a tough final in Acapulco to Sascha Zverev and he is now heading to Miami for the local ATP1000. However, many top players such as Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem decided not to play.
Soon after losing the final, Tsitsipas confessed that he wasn’t very thrilled about playing in Miami because of the local restrictions.
”Honestly, I like Miami as a tournament, but I feel, I won’t hide anything from you, I feel it won’t be as good as the previous years, and I feel it won’t be as good as Acapulco this week. I find it very difficult to believe. So I go there with low expectations, not expecting much from the tournament itself,” said Tsitsipas.
Stefanos looked quite unhappy by the restrictions to comment:
“It has other restrictions and it will operate entirely on its own and with a different system. I like playing there but without fans it’s going to be really different and some other things that will be happening, as well, that I heard, I guess that also explains the absence of players. I don’t want to say more and comment more on that, but in a way I’m not surprised.”
Tsitsiaps played only twice in Miami and his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2019. (details)
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Now the world no.5 (career-high), the Greek played his last encounter on the 20th of March when he was overcome by Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-6(3)
in the final in Acapulco (draw).This year the Greek has managed to achieve a compiled 14-4 record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s latest run in Acapulco was the best achievement of his season.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Now ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 21st of February when he overcame Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 82nd career title.
Until now, during this year Djokovic has achieved a 9-0 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic faced off 6 times. Their current head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) in October 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Dominic Thiem in 2021
Now the world no.4, Thiem played his last match on the 16th of March when he surrendered to Harris Lloyd 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai (draw).
Currently, during this season the Austrian has a 5-4 record.
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