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1 STAT. Tsitsipas explains what was essential for him to beat Jannik Sinner

Stefanos Tsitsipas commented on his victory against Jannik Sinner saying that this was the most important part of their match.

Mark Hall

25 April 2021

Stefanos Tsitsipas had a very good win over Jannik Sinner in the semi-final of the ATP 500 in Barcelona. Stefanos won in just 83 minutes scoring 65 points against Sinner’s 50.

However, according to Tsitsipas, the most important statistic is the break point conversion. The Greek sensation converted 3 break points after he conquered 10 of them on Jannik Sinner’s serve. On the other side, Jannik was not able to convert any of the 4 break points that he conquered against the Greek sensation. This was the big difference between the Greek and Italian player, according to Stefanos.

“Sinner’s an amazing player. It was very close. He had a lot of opportunities, break point opportunities on my serve, so it could have been different but I stayed tough and converted my chances.

My level was high today and I would say today was one of my best days on serve,” said Tsitsipas.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will come up against the world no.3 Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. Their head to head is 6-2 for Nadal.

The last time they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 24^th of April 2021.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.

Tsitsipas in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2021

Ranked world no.5 (career-high), the Greek owns a composed 26-5 record in 2021. Stefanos is playing in Barcelona where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-0 6-2, Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-3, Felix Auger Aliassime 6-3 6-3 and Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-3.

The Greek clinched 1 title in 2021 in Monte-Carlo. The Greek was the finalist in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).

Stefanos won 6 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Barcelona

Tsitsipas's Record

Jannik Sinner in 2021

Currently ranked no.19 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 24^th of April when he lost to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Barcelona (draw).

Until now, during this year the Italian has managed to achieve a composed 18-7 win-loss record. This year, The Italian clinched 1 title in Melbourne. Sinner was the runner-up in Miami.