Rublev Interview: "The mind makes the difference"
Greek
Stefanos Tsitsipas
put a stop to the '
Andrey Rublev
effect
' to win the final of
the Monte Carlo tournament
(6-3 and 6-3) and win the first
Masters 1000
title
of his career. The duel of alternatives, which put on stage two of the representatives of the generational change in tennis, fell on the side of the Hellenic, who in one hour and twelve minutes added his fourth victory over the Russian in the seven duels that accumulate between them .
The third time was the charm for Stefanos Tsitsipas, fifth player in the world, who was on the verge of success in
Toronto in 2018
and in Madrid a year later, in the other two Masters 1000 finals that he played and that he lost to
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic
, respectively. In Monte Carlo, where he was more stable than his rival, he won the
sixth title of his career
, the first this year and the most reputed along with the
ATP Finals
two seasons ago.
The Athenian player was in control of the situation from the beginning. He broke Rublev's serve, which lacked the precision and stamina of previous matches, especially the one he played in the quarterfinals against
Nadal
the first time around. He was 3-0 and kept the distance to score the set. Afterwards the duel maintained a certain balance.
It was also enough for Tsitsipas with a break, in the third game, to regain distance.
He then consolidated the 'break' and reached 3-1.
He achieved the victory against the Russian, annulled and without resources, to close the game to the rest and seal it with a double 6-3.
Tsitsipas, sustained by his great service, added his first Masters 1000 and extended his harvest to six.
He frustrated Rublev, the standout player of the past year and a half who couldn't get a hit at a similar event.
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