World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece begins his 2021 Australian Open campaign against French veteran Gilles Simon on Tuesday, February 9th with the match likely to begin at around 10 am local time (11 pm BST or 6 pm Eastern Time previous day). Get the live streaming options of this Stefanos Tsitsipas v Gilles Simon match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas v Gilles Simon Head to Head
The players have never met before on the tour.
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Tsitsipas Looking to Rekindle 2019 Australian Open Form
It was here at Melbourne Park that Stefanos Tsitsipas let the tennis world know of his arrival on the big stage with a semi-final run including a win against Roger Federer in the fourth round. While Tsitsipas has lived up to his billing since and been a regular member of the top eight rankings on the ATP tour, he has lacked in consistency and been unable to win the crucial points, games and matches.
While he did follow up his Australian Open heroics of 2019 with an ATP Tour Finals title the same year, and has done well against the Big Three and others, losses like his meltdown against Borna Coric at the US Open in 2020 among others is what he will be hoping he can move on from in 2021.
The Greek looked in good touch this week at the ATP Cup and although Greece did not go beyond the group stages, Tsitsipas looked convincing in his straight set wins against both Ale de Minaur and Roberto Bautista Agut.
With a draw that gets tricky with the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open, Tsitsipas will be hoping for a strong start in the early rounds.
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Can Gritty Warhorse Simon Still Be A Force?
Giles Simon has been on the tour for about a decade and a half, was ranked in the top ten of the ATP rankings at a point in time, been the winner of 14 ATP titles and looking to move back up in the ATP rankings. Simon has been a consistent performer on the tour for a considerable period of time and has been intermittently successful in recent times as well.
The Frenchman won two ATP titles in 2018 and was a runner-up to Feliciano Lopez at the Queen’s Club ATP 500 in 2018, and was a regular in the ATP top 50 rankings from 2005-2017, with 2017 being the first year he ended the year ranked outside the top 50.
2020 was mixed year for Simon, with a slow start to the year followed by promising showings indoors at Rotterdam and Marseille. His return to the tour was not overly impressive, failing to qualify for the the Masters 1000s on the clay and hard courts, and underwhelming performances at the Grand Slams, followed by a somewhat improved European indoor season.
While Simon will know that Tsitsipas starts as a favorite, the Frenchman will believe that his gritty grinding method can wear done any of today’s opponents with more flair and flamboyance in their game.
Tsitsipas v Simon Prediction and Tip
Tsitsipas has looked in good touch at the ATP Cup and will look to carry that form with him to the Grand Slam; expect a show of grit from the Frenchman, but Tsitsipas to prevail in straight sets.
Tip: Tsitsipas to win in straight sets: 8/13 (bet365)
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