Carlos Alcaraz Garfia seems to enjoy a lot playing against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Spanish sensation defeated Stefanos in the recent third round at the US Open. Youngster repeated himself on Saturday in Vienna, where he won a tie-break exhibition tournament sponsored by Redbull, beating Tsitsipas in the final. This event proceeds with the prestigious ATP 500 played in Austria, and it was played in the presence of 1000 people.
Carlos commented:
“This tournament was a really cool experience. The atmosphere with the fans was great, plus the music during the rallies – that was something completely different. Of course, I’m very happy about the win, especially because I played very well.
I think this is a new, exciting event that in particular, the younger fans will like. It got off to a great start here thanks to the euphoric audience in Vienna.”
Tsitsipas was gracious in defeat to comment: “Now I’ve lost to you again, but you deserve the win.”
Results
These were the results.
Final
Alcaraz – Tsitsipas 7:4, 7:5
Semi-finals
Alcaraz – Garin 7:4, 7:4
Tsitsipas – Opelka 7:2, 8:6
Quarterfinals
Reilly Opelka (USA) – Cameron Norrie (GBR) 9:7, 9:7
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 7:0, 12:10
Cristian Garin (CHI) – Jurij Rodionov (AUT) 7:3, 8:6
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) – Dennis Novak (AUT) 4:7, 7:5, 7:5
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in 2021
Currently ranked no.42, Carlos played his last match on the 10th of October when he lost to world no.172 Andy Murray 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells (draw).
Currently, during this season Carlos has managed to achieve a 38-17 match record. Carlos clinched 2 titles in 2021 in the Oeiras 3 Challenger and in Umag.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 15th of October when he lost to world no.27 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the quarter in Indian Wells (draw).
Currently, during this year Stefanos has achieved a composed 54-16 match record. Stefanos conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek reached the final in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Stefanos Tsitsipas clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Alcaraz Garfia. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia won 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 0-6 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 3rd of September 2021.
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