Stefanos Tsitsipas had a rather nasty experience in his latest final in Acapulco, where he lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets. The world no.5 was in firm control of that match to have also the opportunity to get a commanding 5-1 lead in no time. However, he imploded and it was the German no.1 to win the encounter 6-4 7-6(3).
Tsitsipas looked distraught after losing that match that put him on an awkward 0-6 record in ATP500 finals. Something similar also happened to Stefanos in the 2020 final in Hamburg, where he was leading Andrey Rublev 5-2 in the 3rd set before losing 5 consecutive games and the final.
Tsitsipas in Miami
Stefanos is currently in Miami, where he will face either Kevin Anderson or Thiago Moura Monteiro in his opening match. When asked to comment about his final in Acapulco, Stefanos commented:
“I can only learn from it and it is something that I cannot go back and fix. I might as well just embrace it and move on stronger and take that as an example and as a lesson that I wouldn’t want to happen again in the near future or in any other final that I might play.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently ranked no.5 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 20th of March when he was overcome by Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Acapulco (draw).
Currently, during this season Stefanos achieved an overall 14-4 record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s latest run in Acapulco was the best achievement of his season.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Now the world no.7, Zverev played his last match on the 20th of March when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Acapulco to win his 14th career title.
At the moment, during this season the German has achieved a composed 9-4 record. Alexander has won 1 title in Acapulco.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev fought against each other 7 times. Their current record is 5-2 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time when they squared off, Alexander Zverev won 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 20th of March 2021.
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Kevin Anderson in 2021
At the moment ranked no.91, the South African played his last match on the 9th of February when he was defeated by Matteo Berrettini 7-6(9) 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round of the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Kevin has a 2-2 win-loss record.
Thiago Moura Monteiro in 2021
Currently the world no.76, Moura Monteiro played his last match on the 3rd of March when he lost to Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Buenos Aires (draw).
This season the Brazilian has a 9-5 win-loss record. Thiago Moura Monteiro’s most significant performance of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Kevin Anderson and Thiago Moura Monteiro played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Anderson. When they played, Kevin Anderson won 7-6(4) 3-2 ret. in the 2nd round in Pune (Maharashtra Open) in January 2018.
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