Stefanos Tsitsipas had a fantastic week in Monte Carlo, where he won his first Master ATP 1000. After last week Stefanos Tsitsipas is the world number 1 in the so-called year-to-date rankings, right before Andrey Rublev and Novak Djokovic.
Stefanos Tsitsipas now has 2540 points, 140 more than Andrey Rublev and 310 more than Novak Djokovic.
Recently Stefanos Tsitsipas said that he is not very focused on the rankings because if the results come, the rankings will go improve automatically. Therefore, he is more interested in improving his overall tennis and win titles. That worked pretty well in Monte Carlo. Stefanos will play his next tournament in Barcelona, where he is seeded number 2. The seed number 1 in Catalonia is Rafael Nadal, who is the hot favorite to conquer the title.
Here the top 10
Rank | Name | Age | Points |
1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 22 | 2,540 |
2 | Andrey Rublev | 23 | 2,400 |
3 | Novak Djokovic | 33 | 2,230 |
4 | Daniil Medvedev | 25 | 2,130 |
5 | Hubert Hurkacz | 24 | 1,440 |
6 | Aslan Karatsev | 27 | 1,355 |
7 | Jannik Sinner | 19 | 1,040 |
8 | Alexander Zverev | 23 | 1,025 |
9 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 33 | 855 |
10 | Casper Ruud | 22 | 675 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
At the moment ranked no.5 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 18th of April when he defeated world no.8 Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-3 in the final in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to win his 6th career title.
This year Stefanos owns a compiled 22-5 match record. This year, The Greek won 1 title in Monte Carlo. Tsitsipas got to the final in Acapulco.
Andrey Rublev in 2021
Currently the world no.8 (career-high), the Russian played his last encounter on the 18th of April when he was overcome by world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 in the final in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw)
.Currently, during this year Rublev has managed to achieve a 24-5 record. Rublev has won 1 title in Rotterdam. Rublev was the runner-up in Monte Carlo.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev fought against each other 8 times. Their current head to head is 4-4. Previously, the last time they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 in the final in Monte-Carlo (Monte) on the 18th of April 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Now ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 15th of April when he surrendered to world no.33 Daniel Evans 6-4 7-5 in the 3rd round in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This season Djokovic has a 10-1 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.