Stefanos Tsitsipas will face either Lorenzo Musetti or Aslan Karatsev in the second in Montecarlo. However, the Greek sensation decided to play the doubles with his brother Petros once again after receiving a wild card.
In the recent past, Stefanos seemed to have struggled from a physical point of view when playing singles and doubles, especially after competing in tough matches. However, he maintains that he has been playing doubles with his brother Petros to help him improve his rankings.
The reaction of the fans
Stefanos has a very big fan base that seems not to be impressed when he “wastes” his energy playing doubles. After learning that the world number 5 will side again with Petros in doubles in Monte Carlo, the fans reacted very badly to the news.
Some branded the decision as stupid and some others believe that Stefanos is entangled in family affairs.
Some of these fans have already criticized that Stefanos is helping his brother obtain many wildcards. Here some comments.
“Oh no! It’s really cute but what happened last time…Monte Carlo is such an exciting tournament it is really sweet of Tsitspas to sacrifice his own success for his brother.”
“Again????”
“Well perhaps he should think of himself a bit. His Dad has two sons but only one star…life is like that.”
“Petros needs to display some brotherly love and step away.”
Here some other of the reactions.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
At the moment ranked no.5 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 1st of April when he lost to world no.16 Hubert Hurkacz 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Miami (draw).
During this season Stefanos achieved a composed 17-5 match record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best performance of this season was reaching the final in Acapulco.
Lorenzo Musetti in 2021
Currently the world no.90 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 9th of April when he lost to world no.57 Laslo Djere 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the quarter in Cagliari (draw).
Currently, during this year the Italian has an overall 20-9 win-loss record. Lorenzo Musetti’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final in the Antalya Challenger and the Biella 2 Challenger.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti played each other just on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas. When they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 19th of March 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Aslan Karatsev in 2021
Now ranked no.28, Aslan played his last match on the 29th of March when he was defeated by world no.65 Sebastian Korda 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in Miami (draw).
Until now, during this year Karatsev has a 16-3 record. This year, The Russian clinched 1 title in Dubai.
