Novak Djokovic is unfortunately out of the Australian Open after the local government revoked his visa. Therefore, the big question is: “Who is the favorite to win the Australian Open?”
During his press conference, Stefanos Tsitsipas was asked to comment about who are the top tennis players right now on hard courts besides the world number 1. According to the Greek champion, the top players are Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, and Rafael Nadal. Surprisingly, he also said that he is impressed by the progress of Casper Ruud, who unfortunately could not play the Australian Open after he got an ankle injury.
Stefanos revealed:
“I would put Daniil Medvedev in there, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal. He has won a lot of titles on hard court. Casper Ruud start to become better on hard court than he was before. And Hubert Hurkacz, I think,”
Then when I asked the why he did not mention himself, he added with a smile:
“I didn’t know I could consider myself too. When I get asked questions like this, I always try to think about others and not put myself in whatever that is. It’s a question based on others, not me.
But for sure, myself in there, 100%.”
Tsitsipas at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Stefanos has managed to achieve an overall 2-1 match record in 2022. The Greek is currently playing at the Australian Open where he ousted Mikael Ymer 6-2 6-4 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against the world no.88 Sebastian Baez in the 2nd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena. They have never played each other as of now in top events.
Tsitsipas won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
LWLWWWWLWW Currently the world no.2 (career-high), Medvedev owns an overall 4-1 win-loss record in 2022. The Russian is playing at the moment at the Australian Open where he toppled Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-4 7-63.
Daniil Medvedev will square off with the world no.115 Nick Kyrgios in the 2nd round on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their head to head is 2-0 for Kyrgios.
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. Their head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in June 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Zverev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
LWLWWWWLWW Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Alexander owns an overall 4-1 match record in 2022. Zverev is currently playing at the Australian Open where he overcame Daniel Altmaier 7-63 6-1 7-61 and John Millman 6-4 6-4 6-0.
Alexander Zverev will square off with the world no.124 Radu Albot in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 1-0 for Zverev.
The German won 19 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nadal at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.5, the Spaniard has a composed 5-0 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is currently competing at the Australian Open where he overcame Marcos Giron 6-1 6-4 6-2 and Yannick Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will square off with the world no.30 Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round. Their record is 7-0 for Nadal.
Nadal clinched 1 title in 2022 in Melbourne.
The Spaniard won 89 titles in his career: 22 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal played each other 9 times. The head to head is 6-3 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
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