Stefanos Tsitsipas had a fantastic performance against Andrey Rublev in the Monte Carlo final to clinch his first Master ATP 1000. Stefanos Tsitsipas won the 6-3 6-3 also thanks to a much more solid tennis than the one featured by his counterpart. Tsitsipas’ topspin seemed to be more effective than Rublev’s flat shots especially in not causing so many unforced errors.
Tennis journalist Matthew Willis published a very interesting figure highlighting the difference between the clearance over the net of Tsitsipas’s shots compared to Rublev’s. The difference was around 30 cm on average for each shot (forehand and backhand). That means that Tsitsipas had a much better margin of error.
Eventually, Rublev hit 21 unforced errors versus Tsitsipas’ 10.
Tsitsipas avg forehand net clearance: 91cm
Tsitsipas avg backhand net clearance: 97cmRublev avg forehand net clearance: 64cm
Rublev avg backhand net clearance: 68cmTsitsipas' ability to be offensive yet v high margin off both wings a big part of what makes him great on clay https://t.co/o7UEi1el6p
— Matthew Willis (@mattracquet) April 18, 2021
There is not much time for Stefanos Tsitsipas to celebrate his fantastic winner in the Principality, since the Greek sensation had to fly to Barcelona to prepare his run for the upcoming ATP 500 where he will be the favorite number 2 soon after Rafael Nadal.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18th of April when he overcame world no.8 Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-3 in the final in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to win his 6th career title.
This season Tsitsipas owns an overall 22-5 match record. This year, Tsitsipas lifted the trophy in Monte Carlo. Stefanos was the runner-up in Acapulco.
Andrey Rublev in 2021
Ranked world no.8 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 18th of April when he lost to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 in the final in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This season Andrey has a compiled 24-5 record. Andrey has won 1 title in Rotterdam. Rublev was the finalist in Monte Carlo.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev played each other 8 times. Their current head to head is 4-4. Previously, the last time when they squared off, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 in the final in Monte-Carlo (Monte) on the 18th of April 2021.
Here the video highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev |
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