Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Alejandro Davidovich to seal back-to-back Monte Carlo titles

Stefanos Tsitsipas once again demonstrated his clay-court prowess as he successfully defended the Monte-Carlo Masters title with a comfortable victory over Alejandro Davidovich. The Greek No.3 seed claimed a 6-3 7-6(3) win in one hour and 36 minutes to deny the world No.46 Davidovich the chance to become the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion since Tomas Berdych in 2005. Ad/> It is the eighth tour-level title of Tsitsipas’ career and his fourth on clay as the 2021 French Open finalist underlined just why he is regarded as one of the main contenders for the Roland Garros crown this year.

ATP Monte CarloI had to put my soul out there, says Tsitsipas after cruising past Zverev21 HOURS AGO /> The 23-year-old world No.5 was the heavy favourite coming into the contest but it was Davidovich who made the brighter start. Indeed, there were no sign of nerves for the 22-year-old unseeded Spaniard, who produced a bewitching crosscourt dropshot to steal an early break for a 2-1 lead. However, he followed up with a sloppy service game that allowed Tsitsipas to break straight back to love with a quite sublime forehand pass on the run.

It would prove to be significant for the defending champion as he began to settle into a more comfortable rhythm that saw him start to hold with relative ease. The Greek’s backhand was standing up well on the defence while his forehand was able to do damage with depth and accuracy. It paved the way for a crucial break in the eighth game that allowed him to serve out a 31-minute opener to love.