Stefanos Tsitsipas and his brother Petros had a fantastic match in Monte Carlo playing doubles together after they defeated Grigor Dimitrov and Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3) 6-7 (5) 10-5. They will now face the seeds no.3 Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer. This is the draw.
Tsitsipas injury
Stefanos has been struggling for some time with a shoulder injury that has been preventing him to play at his very best. However, since he decided to take advantage of a wildcard in Monte Carlo to play doubles with his brother Petros, it seems that his injury is not bothering him anymore.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 28th of March when he lost to world no.11 Karen Khachanov 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 4th round in Miami (draw).
Currently, during this season Stefanos has achieved an overall 14-4 match record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best result of the year was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Tsitsipas is scheduled to compete next in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of April.
Petros Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently the world no.780, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 20th of September 2022 when he had to retire when playing against Frederic Schlossmann in the qualifications and the scoreline was 6-4 4-2 .
Currently, during this year Petros has managed to achieve a compiled 8-16 win-loss record.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas have never played each other.
Grigor Dimitrov in 2023
Ranked no.26, the Bulgarian played his last match on the 26th of March when he lost to world no.9 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Miami (draw).
This season Grigor has a 8-6 match record. Grigor Dimitrov’s best achievement of this year was getting to the semifinal in Rotterdam.
Hurkacz in Monte, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.12, Hurkacz has managed to achieve a composed 15-8 record in 2023. Hubert is now having a run in Monte where he overcame the world no.58 Laslo Djere 6-75 7-65 7-65.
Hubert Hurkacz will fight against the world no.61 Jack Draper in the 2nd round. Their record is 1-0 for Hurkacz.
Hubert conquered 1 title in 2023 in Marseille.
The Pole won 6 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Grigor Dimitrov and Hubert Hurkacz played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Dimitrov. The last time they fought against each other, Grigor Dimitrov won 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) on the 15th of February 2023.
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