Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jannik Sinner AO 2023 Preview and Prediction

With Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal each out earlier than he may face them, Stefanos Tsitsipas must be thought-about the favorite to make the ultimate from this half of the draw. The third seed will probably be hoping for a repeat of final yr’s match with Jannik Sinner, the place he was a simple winner in straight units on the quarter ultimate stage.

Sinner might depend himself fortunate to nonetheless be within the match after going two units right down to Marton Fucsovics within the earlier spherical. That stated, it was all a technique after an early break within the third set of his 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-0 win. The Italian spent all of 2022 in between the No.10 and No.15 ranks, helped largely by three quarter finals on the slams. He misplaced to the eventual champion on the final two whereas harm noticed him depart early in Paris.

Whereas his first three matches had been towards weak opponents, it has been a pleasant first week for Tsitsipas who has prevented the early spherical points which have plagued him up to now. He confronted only one break level towards Tallon Griekspoor final trip, controlling the match from the beginning within the 6-2 7-6 6-3 win. “I used to be good mixing it up at the moment, mixing up my slice, opening the courtroom,” Tsitsipas stated after. “I feel my placement on serve was distinctive at the moment. I didn’t have a variety of rallies on my serve, which helped quite a bit at the moment to maintain issues clear.”

Tsitsipas has all the time regarded good on this matchup, going 4-1 within the head-to-head. The Greek appears to be like at residence in Australia and is enjoying solidly sufficient to advance once more right here, even when Sinner will probably be a step-up from his opponents to date this week. He’s nonetheless much more suited to a bodily match than the younger Italian and will probably be extra dependable on serve all through.

Prediction – Stefanos Tsitsipas in 4 units