Stefanos Tsitsipas will face off in their opening match in Abu Dhabi at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships. The encounter is scheduled to take place on Friday the 16 of December at 4 p.m. The winner will face Casper Ruud in the semi-final on the 17th of December at 5 p.m.
Carlos Alcaraz and schedules
Also the world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz agreed to play the prestigious competition. Carlito will face in the semi-final the winner between Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev. The match will be played on the 17th of December at 7 p.m.
These are the scheduled matches.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
At the moment ranked no.4, the Greek played his last match on the 18th of November when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season the Greek achieved a compiled 59-24 win-loss record. The Greek has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. The Greek was the runner-up in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Cameron Norrie in 2022
Currently ranked no.14, the Brit played his last match on the 2nd of November when he surrendered to world no.51 Corentin Moutet 6-3 5-7 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).
This year Norrie has a composed 49-26 match record. The Brit clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Delray Beach and Lyon. Cameron was the finalist in Acapulco and Los Cabos.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie faced off only twice. Their current head to head is 1-1. Before, the last time they squared off, Cameron Norrie won 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 25th of February 2022.
Here the video highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Ranked world no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 4th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .
This year the Spaniard has a 57-13 match record. Alcaraz clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.