Stefanos Tsitsipas is fine-tuning his preparation ahead of his run at the upcoming United Cup. Stefanos and team Greece will compete in Perth and they are in the same group as Belgium and Bulgaria. Stefanos will face Grigor Dimitrov in the first match of the new season.

Here is a video of Stefanos training in Perth with his father Apostolos. The backhand looks pretty good.

Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022

Ranked no.4, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18^th of November when he lost to world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

During this season Stefanos achieved an overall 61-24 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. The Greek was the runner-up in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.

Tsitsipas has scheduled to play next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Grigor Dimitrov in 2022

Currently the world no.28, Dimitrov played his last match on the 3^rd of November when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-1 6-3

in the 3^rd round in Paris (draw).

At the moment, during this season Dimitrov has a composed 26-22 match record. Grigor Dimitrov’s most significant performance of this year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne, Monte Carlo and Vienna.

Dimitrov will play next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov squared off 6 times. Their record is 5-1 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 5-7 7-6(4) in the 2^nd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 11^th of May 2022.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.