Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Kei Nishikori at the Miami Open for a place in the 4th round. The Greek no.1 had a rather convincing start of his campaign in Miami, where he dismissed Damir Dzumhur in his opening match, dropping just 5 games.
The world no.5 is trying to shrug off the disappointment for having lost in the final in Acapulco a couple of weeks ago after he was easily leading Sascha Zverev in the first set.
Talking about his upcoming match against Nishikori, Stefanos commented:
“Nishikori is a player that has played very well in the past, and even now he can raise his level really high, I’ll try and be ready for the battle. It’s important for me to have matches against strong opponents like him.
I am very pumped for the match and I’m going to try and put my best performance out there. I’m going to try and take it game by game.
It’s a strong third round, I won’t hide it. It’s important for me to be ready for that match and be physically prepared.”
H2H, Prediction Tsitsipas vs. Nishikori
Stefanos and Kei will play on Monday at 7:00 pm on Grandstand. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Nishikori. When they played, Kei Nishikori won 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) in October 2018.
The prediction is Tsitsipas winning in 2 sets.
Tsitsipas in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas owns a compiled 15-4 record in 2021. The Greek is now competing in Miami where he ousted Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4.
The Greek was the runner-up in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).
The Greek won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nishikori in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.39, Kei owns a compiled 6-6 match record in 2021. The Japanese is currently competing in Miami where he bested Aljaz Bedene 7-66 5-7 6-4.
Kei won 12 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
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