Stefanos Tsitsipas is not enjoying a great period, especially after he had to withdraw from the ATP1000 in Paris because of an elbow injury. As reported by Bild, during a recent interview, the Greek sensation talked about the current state of tennis.
Stefanos Tsitsipas stressed that as of now, there is only one top player: Novak Djokovic. Anyway, the Greek said that even if the Serbian legend is still the man to beat, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, and him are just behind.
“Currently, there is only a Big One: Novak Djokovic. He is still the best in the world. But Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and I are right behind him,” said Tsitsipas.
Then, Stefano said that he believed that Medvedev, Zverev, and he would be the new Big3: “We can become the next Big3, I strongly believe in it,” he added.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 3rd of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.71 Alexei Popyrin in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 4-2 .
This year Stefanos achieved an overall 55-18 match record. Tsitsipas clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek reached the final in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Medvedev in Paris, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Medvedev owns a composed 54-11 record in 2021. The Russian is competing in Paris where he defeated Ilya Ivashka 7-5 6-4, Sebastian Korda 4-6 6-1 6-3, Hugo Gaston 7-67 6-4 and Alexander Zverev 6-2 6-2.
Daniil Medvedev will take on the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. The head to head is 5-4 for Djokovic.
Medvedev has won 4 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca, in Toronto and at the U.S. Open. The Russian was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Daniil won 13 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev played each other 8 times. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev. The last time they played each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 8th of June 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Currently ranked no.4, the German played his last match on the 6th of November when he surrendered to world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-2 in the semifinal in Paris (draw).
This year the German has a 55-14 match record. Zverev clinched 5 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid, in Tokyo, in Cincinnati and in Vienna.
