Stefanos Tsitsipas will try to have a deep run in Indian Wells with his new coach Thomas Enqvist. Thomas appeared coaching Stefanos in Rotterdam, where the Greek sensation confirmed that they were testing their partnership. Tsitsipas also added that his father Apostolos would stay on the team.
It seems that Stefanos and Thomas’ partnership will be more “stable” than anticipated as the Swede appeared on Tsitsipas’ official page on the ATP website.
Tsitsipas in Indian Wells
Stefanos and Thomas are already in Indian Wells, where the Greek sensation is expected to be the see no.4 after Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev. Last year, he lost in the quarters at the hands of Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Currently the world no.5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 25th of February when he was overcome by world no.12 Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Acapulco (draw).
This season Tsitsipas has a composed 14-5 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best result of this year was getting to the final in Rotterdam.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
Now the world no.1, Daniil played his last match on the 25th of February when he lost to world no.4 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (draw).
This season the Russian owns a 12-3 win-loss record. Daniil Medvedev’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev faced off 9 times. Their actual head to head record is 7-2 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Daniil Medvedev won 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 28th of January 2022.
Here the highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked no.4, Rafael played his last match on the 26th of February when he overcame world no.12 Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the final in Acapulco to win his 91st career title.
This season the Spaniard has a 15-0 match record. Rafael has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev in 2022
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Alexander played his last match on the 5th of March when he beat world no.114 Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-1 7-5 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this year the German has a 11-3 win-loss record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of the present year was reaching the final in Montpellier.
Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev played each other 9 times. The head to head is 6-3 for Nadal. 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 watch the highlights in the following video.