Stefanos Tsitsipas Joins Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic in an Incredible Clay Court Stat

World No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas is indisputably one of the fastest-growing players in tennis. As a result, he has joined Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Stan Wawrinka in an incredible clay stat.

Recently, the highest-ranked Greek professional received a walkover to reach the Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal. In doing this, he checked in on a stat that only the best clay players have entered so far.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas adds himself with the greats in this stat

From 2019 till 2021*, Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached semifinal or more in all three clay Masters 1000 tournaments and the French Open. Moreover, he has achieved this feat in quite some fashion.

At the 2019 Madrid Open, the Greek professional defeated Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal to make it into the final. However, he finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.

Following that, Tsitsipas overcame Fabio Fognini and Roger Federer to reach the 2019 Italian Open semifinals. He then lost to the Spaniard 6-3, 6-4.

Afterward, the 22-year-old played the 2020 French Open semifinal against Djoker. Although he lost the match in the decider set, Tsitsipas showed the tennis world he is here to stay.

Now, he has reached the Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal, where he will face the Briton, Dan Evans. Thankfully, Evans defeated Djokovic on his way, saving Tsitsipas a third-time nightmare.

Even though the list includes only the active players, it says a great deal about the Greek professional. Additionally, he hopes to defeat the king of clay Nadal at Roland Garros this year.

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Who are the other semifinalists in Monte-Carlo, apart from Tsitsipas and Evans?

The other semifinalists at Monte-Carlo Masters are sixth seed Andrey Rublev and Norwegian talent Casper Ruud. Surprisingly, Rublev stunned the 11-time Monte-Carlo champion, Nadal, in the quarterfinals.

Unquestionably, Tsitsipas has a clear chance to win his first Masters 1000 title. Given his past results in 2021, this is the moment he will need to focus the most.

Tsitsipas’ 2021 season*: Australian Open semifinal, Rotterdam Open semifinal, Open 13 quarterfinal, Mexican Open final, Miami Open quarterfinal, and Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal*.

It would be interesting to see how the 22-year-old Greek professional will take on the Brit challenge. Let us hope that only the best between them reaches the final round.

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*Subject to change