Roland-Garros 2022: has Stefanos Tsitsipas 'won' the draw?
Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal , Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will have to struggle in the top half in Roland-Garros 2022. In the lower segment, Stefanos Tsitsipas could have it a lot easier.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 20, 2022, 12:28 pm
It cannot be assumed that Stefanos Tsitsipas will take his first-round opponent Lorenzo Musetti lightly. The Italian played a 2-0 set lead against Novak Djokovic last time and then lost the match against the industry leader. Just like Tsitsipas later in the final. On the other hand, Musetti may have a very fine blade, but he cannot match the Greek's really strong clay court season so far with the title in Monte Carlo and the final in Rome.
Assuming that Tsitsipas masters the first hurdle, it is either against a qualifier or Lucas Pouille. hook it. After that, Daniel Evans could wait, a fine spirit like Musetti, but whom Tsitsipas should have under control thanks to his athleticism in a best-of-five format.
According to the seeding list, Denis Shapovalov would wait in the round of 16, but the Canadian has to play against Holger Rune in round one. Yes: and then in the quarterfinals it could be against Casper Ruud, in the semifinals against Andrey Rublev or Daniil Medvedev, but you shouldn't bet too much money on that. Assessing the form of the two Russians is difficult at the moment.
Djokovic, Nadal, Zverev, Alcaraz in the top half
The way from Stefanos Tsitsipas to a new final in Roland-Garros could be demanding, but not overwhelming.
No comparison to what Novak Djokovic could do: quarter-finals against Rafael Nadal, then a semi-final against Alexander Zverev or Carlos Alcaraz. Everything is still in the subjunctive, after all, the German (for example in round three against Monte Carlo finalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina) or Alcaraz (also in round three against Sebastian Korda) may have to survive early tests. And Djokovic himself could start thinking for a moment in the round of 16 against Diego Schwartzman.
But when it comes to the performances shown so far on clay, Stefanos Tsitsipas drew the best lot from the group of title contenders.
Here the individual tableau in Roland-Garros
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