Successfully winning the Monte Carlo Masters, Tsitsipas did.
On April 17, Beijing time, the 2022 ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters ended the men's singles final competition.
Tsitsipas, the no. 3 seed of the tournament, defeated world No. 3 Zverev in the semi-finals, reversing the unfavorable situation in the final of the game in which the serve win was broken. In the end, he defeated Spanish golfer Davidović Fudkina in two straight sets 6-3 7-6 (3) to win his first Tour singles title of the season.
It was also the second Masters singles title of the Greeks' career, both won in Monte Carlo, which is a blessing.
After the game, Tsitsipas also self-rated his performance.
"I'm proud of myself. The game got very tough at one point, but I managed to stay calm and got the final victory. ”
Having won 2 Masters singles titles, it may be difficult to be at the top of the level in men's tennis. However, this time winning the title again in Monte Carlo is a successful defense of the title. As a result, Tsitsipas became the 5th current Masters champion to defend his title, and the other four active players who achieved this feat were Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray.
Successful players and tournament names for the defending Masters
Player Event name
Djokovic, Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, Canada, Shanghai, Paris Masters;
Nadal, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Canadian Masters;
Federer; Indian Wells, Miami, Hamburg, Cincinnati Masters;
Murray, Canada, Shanghai Masters Masters ;
Tsitsipas, Monte Carlo Masters.
In addition, in terms of the total number of Masters, Tsitsipas also became the 8th active male player to win 2 or more Masters titles.
Masters Champion number of players
37: Djokovic
36: Nadal
28: Federer
14: Murray
5: Zverev
4: Medvedev
2: Tsonga
2: Tsitsipas
After successfully defending his title, Tsitsipas was confident that he could rank among the top 2 in the world in his year-end rankings.
"On clay courts, I'm probably more comfortable than other venues. If I can score as many points as I can in clay seasons and concentrate on other venue types of events, I'll even end up being one of the two highest-point players of the year. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)