Stefanos Tsitsipas is about to start his tournament in Indian Wells, where he is seeded number 2. The Greek sensation is one of the top favorites to win the prestigious ATP1000 alongside Daniil Medvedev and Sascha Zverev.
Stefanos didn’t perform very well in the last 2 months also because he was hampered by a foot injury. Fortunately, it seems that he is fully fit, according to this video if his training with Mikhail Kukushkin.
Preparing for the big stage 👀
Get down to court level as @steftsitsipas & @AsKaratsev put in the hard yards ahead of #BNPPO21 pic.twitter.com/eVLKlIciad
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 6, 2021
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Ranked no.3 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 25th of September when he overcame world no.97 Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
This season the Greek has managed to achieve a compiled 51-15 win-loss record. Stefanos has won 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Tsitsipas reached the final in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Kukushkin in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.149, Mikhail has managed to achieve an overall 10-21 match record in 2021. Mikhail is currently playing in Indian Wells where he ousted Steven Diez 5-2 ret..
Mikhail Kukushkin will fight against the world no.178 Ernesto Escobedo in the qualifications on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on STADIUM 5. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top events.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Mikhail Kukushkin clashed against each other 4 times. Their actual head to head record is 4-0 for Tsitsipas. The last time they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo (Monte) in April 2019.
