Stefanos Tsitsipas had a fantastic win over Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals in Toronto when he won 6-1 6-4. The match lasted only 1 hour and 40 minutes and the first set ended after 23 minutes. Stefanos Tsitsipas got a lengthy toilet break of 9 minutes after the first set with everyone’s disbelief.
Stefanos commented:
“I had to go take that break. There’s a lot of humidity out on the court and my clothes were soaking wet it’s always more rejuvenating and you feel fresher when you come back with a set of new clothes and it was good for me and I took the chance to go and change the shirt and my headband and wristband.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas will come up against the world no.32 Reilly Opelka in the semifinal. Their actual record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Stefanos has a compiled 45-12 match record in 2021. Stefanos is now playing in Toronto where he toppled Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-713 6-1, Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 and Casper Ruud 6-1 6-4.
The Greek clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos was the finalist in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel), in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) and at the French Open.
Stefanos won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Casper Ruud in 2021
Currently ranked no.12 (career-high), Casper played his last match on the 13th of August when he lost to world no.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (draw).
This season Casper has a composed 37-10 win-loss record. The Norwegian has won 4 titles in 2021 in Geneva, in Bastad, in Gstaad and in Kitzbuhel.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud clashed against each other 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) on the 13th of August 2021.