French Open 2021: Stefanos Tsitsipas v John Isner Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction

World No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas recently defeated Pedro Martinez in the second round of the French Open 2021. The Greek player dominated the entire match and thrashed his opponent in straight sets. The final scoreline of the match was 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. He’ll now advance to the third round where he’ll face John Isner.

Stefanos Tsitsipas v John Isner: Preview

Stefanos Tsitsipas has been absolutely brilliant at the French Open 2021. He hasn’t dropped a single set in the tournament so far and has delivered some quite amazing performances. In his second-round match against Martinez, Tsitsipas played enjoyed a whopping win percentage of 61% on his second serve.

Similarly, John Isner has enjoyed tremendous success at Roland Garros this year as well. The American is yet to drop a set and has defeated the likes of Sam Querrey and Filip Krajinovic in the two rounds so far.

While Tsitsipas will be looking to find an answer to Isner’s high and well-directed serves, Isner will surely devise a strategy to counter the deadly forehands of Tsitsipas. The Greek player has used them to find momentum during the whole clay-court season and hits them at a really quick speed.

Stefanos Tsitsipas v John Isner: Head-to-Head

The two have faced each other on five occasions before this. It is Tsitsipas who leads the head-to-head battle 3-2 right now. Interestingly, it’ll be the first time when the two of them will cross their paths on clay.

Their last meeting was in the pre-quarters of the Mexican Open 2021 where Tsitsipas crushed Isner in straight sets. Intriguingly, it is Tsitsipas who has emerged as the winner in their last three encounters.

Tsitsipas v Isner: Prediction

Even though Isner is in some great form at the moment, it’ll be really hard for him to stop Tsitsipas. The World No.5 player has played some really attacking tennis this season and has been successful on clay. At the most, Isner can stretch it to the fourth set but it is highly unlikely that Tsitsipas will lose the match.

Isner can only give some tough competition if he manages to serve well consistently. He has delivered a lot of aces this season and will look forward to carrying his momentum against Tsitsipas as well.

Fans are really exhilarated about this blockbuster clash between Tsitsipas and Isner at Roland Garros 2021. Will Tsitsipas be able to win his maiden Grand Slam title in Paris this year?

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