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Match Details
Fixture: (2) Jannik Sinner vs (12) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Date: April 13, 2024
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters 2024
Round: Semifinal
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: €5,950,575
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel - USA | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Jannik Sinner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas preview
Reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner faces off against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals of the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters on Saturday.
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Sinner defeated Sebastian Korda and Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where he faced last year's runner-up Holger Rune for a spot in the last four.
Sinner was the first to face a break point, finding himself in trouble in the fourth game of the opening set, but he fended it off. He broke Rune's serve in the very next game to go 3-2 up and maintained the headstart to claim the set.
Both players remained unshakeable on serve in the second set, but Rune saved multiple break points in it. The set eventually went into a tie-break, where Sinner let go of a couple of match points as a decider ensued.
While the two were on even footing for a while in the third set, Sinner pulled ahead in the end. He bagged the last three games of the match to register a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win.
Tsitsipas, meanwhile, knocked out Laslo Djere, Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Alexander Zverev to reach the quarterfinals, where he faced Karen Khachanov. The match started with three consecutive breaks of serve, with the Greek leading 2-1.
Tsitsipas soon captured the set. The second set was quite lopsided as the Greek reeled off five straight games to win 6-4, 6-2.
Jannik Sinner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas head-to-head
Tsitsipas leads Sinner 5-3 in the head-to-head. The Italian won their previous encounter at the 2023 ATP Finals in straight sets.
Jannik Sinner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas odds
(Odds are sourced from Oddschecker)
Jannik Sinner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas prediction
Sinner encountered his first real test of the week in the form of Rune but came out with flying colors to improve to 25-1 for the season. While he failed to wrap up the match in the second set, he regrouped well in the decider.
Sinner won 87% of his first serve points, didn't lose his serve and struck 28 winners against 11 unforced errors against Rune. As for Tsitsipas, competing at the Monte-Carlo Masters brings out the best in him. He's a two-time champion here and has made the semifinals this year without losing a set.
While Tsitsipas does have the upper hand in his rivalry against Sinner, the Italian has won their last couple of matches. Half of their eight matches have been on clay, where the Greek has a 3-1 lead.
Sinner has been in fine form all year, but Tsitsipas has the goods to challenge him, especially at this venue. Nevertheless, the Italian's superior results over the last few months make him the favorite to reach his fourth final of the season.
Pick: Jannik Sinner to win in three sets
