Andrey Rublev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will face for the title of the ATP 1000 in Monte Carlo on Sunday.
Stefanos and Andrey have already played against each other seven times. However, the Russian won an incredible find the last year in Hamburg when facing the Greek sensation. Rublev was trailing 3-5 in the decisive set when Stefanos failed to serve out of the match before losing four consecutive games. The final score was 6-4 3-6 7-5. The battle lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes, and it left a very bad taste for Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Here the highlights and the stats of the final.
Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Hamburg European Open – Hamburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:19
At the end of the match, the Russian scored 97 points vs. Tsitsipas’s 91.
Rublev
The Russian didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (5/10).
Tsitsipas
On the other side, the Greek was battling in converting his break points (only 31% – 4/13). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
Live score progression and stats
The Russian won the set after he broke the Greek in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (3-2) game. The Greek tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Anyhow, the Russian didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-4.
Andrey converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Greek converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 62 points. Andrey was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Greek (35-27). The Russian dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). On the other side, Stefanos conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Greek snatched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).
The Greek was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Tsitsipas didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 56 points. The Greek was the one to win the set after conquering 10 more points than the Russian (33-23). Stefanos lost 8 points on serve (23-8). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
Andrey won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game, Andrey broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.
Stefanos was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-5 to 7-5.
Rublev converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Tsitsipas converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 68 points. Andrey conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the Greek (38-30). Rublev dropped 12 points on serve (22-12). on the other side of the court, Tsitsipas conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).
