Stefanos Tsitsipas is having an emphatic run at the prestigious Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The Greek sensation dispatches world number three Casper Ruud in just 65 minutes with a 6-2 6-2 scoreline.
Stefanos conceded just 6 games in his previous match against Cameron Norrie, defeating the British player 6-2 6-4. Tsitsipas will face either Carlos Alcaraz or Andrew Rublev in the final. Here are the highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Stefanos played his last match on the 18th of November when he capitulated to world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, during this season Tsitsipas owns a compiled 61-24 record. Tsitsipas has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Casper Ruud in 2022
Now the world no.3, Ruud played his last match on the 20th of November when he was defeated by world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year the Norwegian owns a 51-22 record. Ruud has won 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Ruud was the runner-up in Miami, French Open, U.S. Open and the Nitto ATP Finals.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud played each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Tsitsipas. Before, the last time they squared off, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.