French Open 2021: mybet Match of the Day - Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
There will definitely be a premiere in Paris in 2021 - a first final by Alexander Zverev or Stefanos Tsitsipas. But who is the mybet favorite?
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jun 10, 2021, 06:30 pm
Evil tongues claim that Alexander Zverev has had an all too easy field in front of him at the French Open 2021. And they are not wrong: Two qualifiers in the first two rounds, even after that no opponent from the top 40 - and quarter-final opponent Alejandro Davidovich Fokina didn't really achieve anything in Zverev's 6: 4, 6: 1, 6: 1 victory.
Other tongues claim: Zverev has seized the opportunity - and you have to get that right first. Especially when, like Zverev, you first had to make up for a 2-0 set deficit in round 1.
In the semifinals, the Madrid champ now faces a different caliber, namely Stefanos Tsitsipas, who already started the year well with the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2021 and is particularly big on clay.
Tsitsipas with 18-3 wins on clay in 2021
The Greek had to pass some tests in Roland Garros, including a four-sentence win over John Isner, who had taken the first sentence from him, as well as a quarter-final against Daniil Medvedev, who does not love the sand but is with him in Paris had made friends.
Tsitsipas should have boosted self-confidence to 100 percent these victories. The world number five had already won in Monte Carlo and in the final in Barcelona the great Rafael Nadal on the verge of defeat - and in Rome also Novak Djokovic. Tsitsipas then won the title in Lyon. 18 wins from 21 matches on clay - strong!
Sports betting provider mybet also sees it this way: odds of 2.8 are given for a win by Zverev, "only" odds of 1.46 for a triumph by Tsitsipas.
Here the single tableau in Roland Garros
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