John Isner and Stefanos Tsitsipas are going to clash in the third round of the French Open. The Greek sensation is widely considered the favorite to win this match. However, John has impressed in his first 2 encounters against Sam Querrey (7-62 6-3 6-4) and Filip Krajinovic (7-66 6-1 7-65).
Isner’s serve was also on fire because of Paris’s very fast conditions where the ball is flying quite fast.
John already blasted 45 aces in 2 matches (22.5 per match), and he won 87% of the points behind keys for serve. Isner’s percentage on the second serve was also pretty good since he won 61% of the points.
Also, the American conceded only 5 break points, and he was never broken. On the other side, Stefanos Tsitsipas conceded 18 break points, and he was broken already 5 times.
John seems to be also quite happy with his mental state to comment:
“I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone. I just want to go out and play free and try to play loose and be happy with the result either way. That’s what I have done very, very well this year.
The times that I have lost this year I have been happy. I have been fine. I slept fine that night, and that’s the mentality I’m taking.”
Isner at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.34, the American has achieved a 9-4 win-loss record in 2021. Isner is participating at the French Open where he ousted Sam Querrey 7-62 6-3 6-4 and Filip Krajinovic 7-66 6-1 7-65.
John Isner will play the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 3rd round on Friday at 9:00 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. Their current record is 3-2 for Tsitsipas.
Isner won 15 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.5 (career-high), Stefanos has achieved a 35-8 match record in 2021. Stefanos is playing at the French Open where he beat Jeremy Chardy 7-66 6-3 6-1 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 6-4 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will come up against the world no.34 John Isner in the 3rd round on Friday at 9:00 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. Their record is 3-2 for Tsitsipas.
Stefanos clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek got to the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) and in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
Tsitsipas won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
John Isner and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 5 times. Their actual record is 3-2 for Tsitsipas. The last time they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 17th of March 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
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