At the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday, Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame a mid-match collapse to win 7-5, 7-6(3) after blowing a 5-0 lead against Alexander Zverev in the second set.
In the clay-court competition, the Greek player has played some of his best tennis, taking home the trophy in 2021 and 2022.
Tsitsipas expressed his thoughts after the win and said: “It is a big win. I am grateful I was able to play the way I did today. It took a lot of mental strength throughout the entire match. It was very consistent from the beginning to the end. I felt very dominant from the baseline. I was able to create pace and open the court, which helped me a lot. There is more tennis to be played, I am excited to see what the future holds. Today’s match was a great assessment of how much I can fight in tough moments.”
Tsitsipas was recently seen warming up before his tough match against Karen Khachanov, and it appeared he was putting a lot of energy into the fight.
Charging up ⚡ pic.twitter.com/3tU0m2XpzJ
— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) April 12, 2024
Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.12, Tsitsipas has managed to achieve a compiled 15-6 match record in 2024. Tsitsipas is now having a run in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he toppled the world no.34 Laslo Djere 6-3 3-2 ret., the world no.31 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 6-0, the world no.5 Alexander Zverev 7-5 7-63 and the world no.17 Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-2.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with the world no.2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. The head to head is 5-3 for Tsitsipas.
Stefanos won 11 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Karen Khachanov in 2024
Now the world no.17, Karen played his last match on the 12th of April when he lost to world no.12 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This season Khachanov has achieved a 15-7 match record. Khachanov clinched 1 title in Doha.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov clashed against each other 9 times. Their actual head to head record is 8-1 for Tsitsipas. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo (Monte) on the 12th of April 2024.
