World No 1 Novak Djokovic will take on Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2021 French Open final on Sunday. Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal whereas Tsitsipas secured a win over Germany’s Alexander Zverev.
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Here is their head-to-head and previous meetings:
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Djokovic leads 5-2
2018 Toronto Hard R16 Tsitsipas wins 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3
2019 Madrid Clay F Djokovic wins 6-3, 6-4
2019 Shanghai Hard QF Tsitsipas wins 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
2019 Paris Hard QF Djokovic wins 6-1, 6-2
2020 Dubai Hard F Djokovic wins 6-3, 6-4
2020 French Open Clay SF Djokovic wins 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1
2021 Rome Clay QF Djokovic wins 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
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Paths to the final:
Novak Djokovic
1st rd: bt Tennys Sandgren (USA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
2nd rd: bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
3rd rd: bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
4th rd: bt Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (2/7), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 – retired
QF: bt Matteo Berrettini (ITA x9) 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5
SF: bt Rafael Nadal (ESP x3) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2
Stefanos Tsitsipas
1st rd: bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 6-1
2nd rd: bt Pedro Martinez (ESP) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
3rd rd: bt John Isner (USA x31) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1
4th rd: bt Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP x12) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
QF: bt Daniil Medvedev (RUS x2) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5
SF: bt Alexander Zverev (GER x6) 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3