Stefanos Tsitsipas is the 4th player who has qualified for the ATP Finals alongside Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud. The finals will be staged in Turin from the 13th of November. This is the 4th consecutive year that the Greek sensation has managed to join the lineup of the ATP Finals.
During this year, Tsitsipas has a 47-18 record. The Greek clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Stefanos was the runner-up in Rotterdam, Rome and Cincinnati. Tsitsipas will play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Stefanos officially qualifies for the Nitto ATP Finals for the 4th consecutive time. pic.twitter.com/q5fZT4ug5r
— Hugo ✌️ (@Tsitsifam) September 30, 2022
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now the world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 25th of September when he was defeated by world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 1-6 7-6(11) 10-8 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Now the world no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 18th of September when he defeated world no.121 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This year Alcaraz achieved a compiled 52-10 record. Alcaraz has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. The Spaniard reached the final in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz played each other 3 times. Their current record is 3-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 22nd of April 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Ranked world no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of September when he surrendered to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Rafael has a 38-5 win-loss record. Rafael has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Rafael was the finalist in Indian Wells.
Casper Ruud in 2022
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Ruud played his last match on the 30th of September when he capitulated to world no.56 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the quarter in Seoul (draw).
Currently, during this season Ruud has a 47-17 win-loss record. The Norwegian clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Ruud was the finalist in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-3 6-0 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 5th of June 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud |
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