Stefanos Tsitsipas is the tennis player who has won the most matches in 2021. The Greek sensation is in great form and he has a remarkable 48-14 win-loss record this season.
Nevertheless, Stefanos has lost many tough matches recently. Just one week ago, he lost an impossible encounter against Sascha Zverev in the Cincinnati semi-finals when he was leading 4-1 (and 2 breaks up) in the deciding set.
World no.1
During a recent press conference, Stefanos Tsitsipas said that even if he is more than happy to win titles, his main target is getting as many points as possible to become the new world number 1.
Stefanos commented: “The rankings are there for a reason. They signify something important. I think that the very next step would be the No. 1 spot, which I hope I can get to one day.
I have said it; I’m not aiming for titles. I’m not aiming to go and win every single one of them. I want to get to the stage of a tournament where I’m able to get a lot of points. I am aiming for the big points.
I know that most of the big points are semi-finals onwards. That’s where you get the most amount of points, and I want to be aiming for that.”.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is currently no.2 in the Year to Date live rankings. A great run at the US Open could be a huge boost for his rankings, but he will have to face Andy Murray as early as in the first round.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 21st of August when he was defeated by world no.4 Alexander Zverev 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Cincinnati (draw).
This year Stefanos has a compiled 48-14 match record. The Greek clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek got to the final in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Andy Murray in 2021
Now the world no.114, Murray played his last match on the 24th of August when he surrendered to world no.51 Francis Tiafoe 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Winston-Salem (draw).
This season the Brit has an overall 10-7 record. Andy Murray’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
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