Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem are going to be part of the main draw in Lyon next week. The top10 players accepted a wild-card so as to put more matches under their belt on clay.
Dominic Thiem lost quite early (3rd round) in Rome at the hand of a surprising Reilly Opelka. Thiem won the title in Lyon in 2018.
Stefanos Tsitsipas lost a heartbreaker in the quarterfinals in Rome against Novak Djokovic after being unable to serve out the match in the deciding set.
This ATP250 in Lyon has a solid line-up with the likes of Jannik Sinner, Felix Auger-Aliassime, David Goffin and Aslan Karatsev, to name a few.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
At the moment ranked no.5 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 15th of May when he lost to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in Rome (draw).
During this season the Greek achieved an overall 29-8 match record. Stefanos clinched 1 title in Monte-Carlo. The Greek got to the final in Acapulco and in Barcelona.
Dominic Thiem in 2021
Currently ranked no.4, the Austrian played his last match on the 13th of May when he lost to world no.33 Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).
During this season Dominic has a 9-6 match record. Dominic Thiem’s best result of the present season was reaching the semifinal in Madrid.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem fought against each other 8 times. Their actual head to head record is 5-3 for Thiem. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Dominic Thiem won 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.
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Jannik Sinner in 2021
Currently the world no.18 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 12th of May when he was overcome by world no.3 Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome (draw).
At the moment, during this season Sinner has managed to achieve a composed 20-9 record. This year, The Italian lifted the trophy in Melbourne. Sinner got to the final in Miami.
Felix Auger Aliassime in 2021
Now the world no.21, Felix played his last match on the 13th of May when he was overcome by world no.64 Federico Delbonis 7-6(3) 6-1 in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).
Currently, during this year the Canadian has achieved a 14-9 match record. Felix Auger Aliassime’s most significant result of the present season was getting to the final in Melbourne.
Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger Aliassime have never faced off.