8:30 am
April 17

ATP Monte-Carlo Masters: Davidovich Fokina v. #3 Tsitsipas

Who will WIN the championship?

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)

#3 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)

 

Current odds:

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: (+333)

Stefanos Tsitsipas: (-450)

 

• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina played a shocker of a return game while serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set and looked completely lost in the early stages of the deciding set. However, he looked a different player after taking MTO at 1-2 down in the third set and dropped only one game when the play resumed, 6-4 6-7 6-3 against Grigor Dimitrov.

• Stefanos Tsitsipas needed a positive start to the European clay swing as he’s got plenty of points to defend in this phase of the season, and he couldn’t have asked for a better start. The Greek scored a satisfying win over his bitter rival Alexander Zverev in straight sets in the semifinal, and he’s now got a very winnable match on Sunday.

• Head-to-head: Stefanos Tsitsipas leads 2-0 (1-0 on clay, Monte Carlo Masters 2021, QF). The third seed (ST) has suffered a handful of losses against underdogs this year, but he should be able to get the job done against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and become only the third player after Rafael Nadal and Juan Carlo Ferrero to successfully defend the Monte Carlo Masters title this century.

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StreakSmarter Pick
#3 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
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