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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: Daniil Medvedev of Russia shakes hands at the net with Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece after their singles match during Day Two of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 11, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: Daniil Medvedev of Russia shakes hands at the net with Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece after their singles match during Day Two of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 11, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
As the 2021 French Open entered the second week, a lot of intriguing matchups are in place for fans to get entertained. On the men’s draw, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev will face each other in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
This matchup will mark their first meeting on the Parisian clay and eighth, overall. The Greek star has always been intimidated by Medvedev‘s playing style, and as a result, has managed to win only one of their previous seven encounters.
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Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 6, 2021, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his fourth round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
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But, Tsitsipas will have the upper hand entering into the match as his clay-court record this season is phenomenal. The young Greek has defeated the likes of Jeremy Chardy, John Isner, Pablo Carreno Busta, before reaching the quarters.
On the other hand, Medvedev didn’t play much on the red-dirt this year. Heading into the French Open, the Russian played only three matches on clay and lost two of them.
But the reigning Australian Open finalist deferred all odds and won four matches on the Parisian clay for the first time in his career. Despite his clay-court record, Medvedev’s soaring confidence ahead of the quarter-finals will make a difference against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Where to watch Daniil Medvedev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Live?
The quarter-final match will be played on court Phillippe-Chatrier tomorrow at 21:00 CET or 19:00 GMT. Unfortunately, there will be no fans to watch this enthralling matchup owing to the night-curfew restrictions in Paris.
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Now that the match-timing is known, fans can stream the contest live on different platforms across the world. In the USA, Tennis Channel will stream this quarter-final live on its website as well as on its app. Popular broadcaster NBC Universal also has the rights to telecast French Open matches. The company is doing the same through its streaming platform, Peacock.
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In the United Kingdom, fans can watch the match live on Eurosport. In addition to this, all Roland Garros matches are being streamed live for free on ITV 4 channel.
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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – May 12, 2021, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in action during his second round match against Russia’s Aslan Karatsev REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
For fans in India, the French Open streaming rights are with Disney+Hotstar, while the tournament will be telecasted on the Star Network ( Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select 2). Indian tennis fans will have to sacrifice their sleep to watch this match as it starts late by 12.30 am IST.
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While it’s unfortunate that there won’t be live fans to cheer for this enthralling quarter-final contest between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, the matchup can be enjoyed from home on different platforms available.
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