Stefanos Tsitsipas will play against Novak Djokovic on Monday in what will be his opening match in Turin at the ATP Finals. Stefanos will try to have a glorious run in the season’s finale. If he wins the tournament without losing a single match, he will also be the new world the number 1.
In the meantime, the ATP published on social media what it considers the best shots of the year from Tsistipas. Is anything missing here?
Here are @steftsitsipas best shots this year! 😮#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/p5cdTPJ3a9
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 12, 2022
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 5th of November when he was defeated by world no.8 Novak Djokovic 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Paris (draw).
Currently, during this season Tsitsipas achieved a 58-22 win-loss record. Tsitsipas has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. The Greek was the finalist in Rotterdam, in Rome, in Cincinnati, in Astana and in Stockholm.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
Currently ranked no.8, the Serbian played his last contest on the 6th of November when he lost to world no.10 Holger Rune 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final in Paris (draw).
Currently, during this year Djokovic has achieved an overall 37-7 win-loss record. Novak clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. Novak reached the final in Belgrade and in Paris.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic fought against each other 11 times. Their current head to head is 9-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 5th of November 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.