Athletistic / Tennis. In the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters (ATP-1000), the Russian Daniil Medvedev and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas will face each other
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Tennis. APR. Cincinnati. Semi final. Medvedev – Tsitsipas. Direct
The first racket in the world, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, is close to reaching the final of the Masters in Cincinnati, USA. On the way to the main match of the tournament, our tennis player will have to fight with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. This will be the 10th anniversary match between professional level athletes.
Yes, there are not many tennis players in the world of tennis that Daniil would play with so often. A Greek of Russian origin Tsitsipas is one of them. Medvedev is well aware of Stefanos’ strengths and weaknesses, while Tsitsipas is well aware of the way Daniil plays. However, before every meeting of tennis players, it is difficult to say who will win in the end. And this despite the fact that the Russian got 7 wins in 9 games against Tsitsipas.
And all because Daniel is not having his best season. Yes, Medvedev now confidently holds the top line of the ATP rankings. But this merit is not so much a Russian as the circumstances surrounding other top tennis players. Djokovic barely plays in tournaments due to the lack of a coronavirus vaccine, Nadal has started to suffer from frequent injuries and Zverev is still recovering from surgery. If those three were in perfect order, Medvedev would hardly have managed to be number one in the rankings.
Granted, Stefanos hasn’t been stable lately either. Nevertheless, the Greek has confidently held top-10 positions for several years now. Now Tsitsipas is the seventh racket in the world.
If we take into account the last 4 head-to-head matches of tennis players, then each of them has won 2 times. Just before that, Medvedev was leading 5-0 in personal duels. Moreover, the last three meetings between Daniil and Stefanos took place exclusively on Helmets. In Australia (2021 and 2022), the Russian won both times. At Roland Garros last year, Tsitsipas was stronger. Interestingly, the tennis players have faced each other three times in the semi-finals. Medvedev has won all three times. And another interesting fact: from the US Open 2018, if Daniil won the first set in a fight with the Greek, he also won the match. The exception was the very first duel of athletes in Miami (2018), when Medvedev won a voluntary 2:1 victory. The two unsuccessful meetings against Stefanos, the Russian lost dry. The last duel of tennis players took place at the Australian Open this season. Then in the semifinals, Medvedev won in four sets – 7:6, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1.
Tennis. APR. Cincinnati. Semi final. Medvedev – Tsitsipas. Direct
The online text broadcast of this match will begin on SPORT.RU August 20 at the earliest at 22:00 Moscow time
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