Stefanos Tsitsipas Knocked Out By Daniil Medvedev At Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2019

The sixth seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas is out from the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2019 as and the tenth seed, Daniil Medvedev outplayed the Greek star in the pre-quarters of the Monaco Masters. The Russian leads 4-0 in the head to head clashes against the Greek, Tsitsipas.

Medvedev dismantled the World Number eight tennis player, Stefanos Tsitsipas the opening set and as Tsitsipas fumbled his gameplay on the net it gave the Russian his first break at 2-1. While getting accustomed to the clay surface the Australian Open semifinalist dropped the set 6-2.

In the second set, Stefanos Tsitsipas lifted up his game and his performance was ameliorated compared to the first set. He breezed to take a 5-0 lead and allowed Medvedev to acquire just a game. He was serving well in the second set and was dominant with his forehand winners than his backhand strikes. Tsitsipas angled his shots accurately and made the Russian move all over the red dirt which exhausted him to an extent. He sealed the set 6-1 and sent the match into the decider.

The decider witnessed some unusual tennis from both the ATP. The Greek held an early break in the decider but Medvedev breaks him back at 2-2. After the duo exchanged breaks in the third set, with Stefanos Tsitsipas double-faulting on the match point gave an opportunity to Daniil Medvedev to play his first ever Masters quarterfinal match at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2019. Medvedev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

“First Masters 1000 quarterfinal not on hardcourts which I probably wouldn’t have imagined before and to beat Stefanos who is a great player on clay. Everything’s perfect,” Daniil Medvedev said after the match.

The Argentine, Guido Pella beat Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and reached his first Masters quarterfinal and he will meet Rafael Nadal or Grigor Dimitrov in the last eight round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2019.