Stefanos Tsitsipas had a rather memorable day on Friday when he defeated Alexander Zverev in the French Open semifinal. This means that Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches his first final in a grand slam.
Stefanos looked completely shattered after the match when he was fighting tears during the on-court interview. The Greek sensation admitted that the tears came because he was thinking about the journey that he had to endure to reach this historical final. Indeed, Tsitsipas is the only Greek that has reached its final in a major.
Here the video.
Tsitsipas at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas has a composed 39-8 match record in 2021. Stefanos is currently competing at the French Open where he bested Jeremy Chardy 7-66 6-3 6-1, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 6-4 6-3, John Isner 5-7 6-3 7-63 6-1, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-2 7-5, Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-63 7-5 and Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the final. Their head to head is 5-2 for Djokovic.
Tsitsipas conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek reached 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)
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Currently ranked no.6, the German played his last match on the 11th of June when he capitulated to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal of the French Open (draw).
This season Zverev owns a 23-9 match record. Alexander has won 2 titles in 2021 in Acapulco and in Madrid.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev fought against each other 8 times. Their head to head is 6-2 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 11th of June 2021.
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