Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev are among the top players who participate in the Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia. Stefanos and Daniil are well known for not being best friends, especially after their incredible altercation in Miami in 2018. During one of the ritual pictures taken in Riyadh before the competition, the tennis fans did not miss the fact that it was a significant gap between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev
Yep! I wonder why!
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Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18th of November when he was defeated by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year Stefanos has managed to achieve a compiled 61-24 win-loss record. Stefanos conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Stefanos was the finalist in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
Ranked world no.7, Medvedev played his last match on the 18th of November when he lost to world no.5 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year Medvedev achieved a composed 45-19 record. The Russian clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Los Cabos and Vienna. Medvedev was the runner-up at the Australian Open, Hertogenbosch and Halle.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev fought against each other 11 times. Their head to head is 7-4 for Medvedev. Before, the last time they locked horns, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-7(11) 7-6(1) in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 16th of November 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
