When Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev play against each other, there is always something special in it. The Greek and the Russian player will compete once again against each other on Wednesday at 9 p.m. In what will be their second match of the ATP Finals.
Tennis fans cannot forget their first official match in Miami in 2018, which was about to end with a physical altercation. Tsitsipas insulted Medvedev during the handshake calling him the “Bullshit Russian.” Stefanos had the impression that Daniil was playing with his mind during the match, using dirty tactics. The quarrel went viral, with Medvedev famously saying: “He is a small kid who does not know how to fight.”
H2H Medvedev vs. Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev clashed against each other 10 times. Their head to head is 7-3 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 20th of August 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 14th of November when he surrendered to world no.8 Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Tsitsipas has an overall 58-23 match record. The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Stefanos was the finalist in Rotterdam, in Rome, in Cincinnati, in Astana and in Stockholm.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
Currently ranked no.5, Medvedev played his last match on the 14th of November when he was overcome by world no.7 Andrey Rublev 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(7) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, during this year Daniil has an overall 45-17 record. Medvedev conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Los Cabos and Vienna. Daniil got to the final at the Australian Open, in Hertogenbosch and in Halle.