ATP Finals 2021: Andrey Rublev dominates Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4) and joins Novak Djokovic at the top of the green group

Andrey Rublev did not tremble in front of a small Stefanos Tsitsipas. Above in almost every area of ​​the game, the Russian never seemed to falter, beating the Greek in just 1:32 6-4.6-4 on Monday night in Turin. A very reassuring victory for Rublev who was coming out of a bad entry defeat against Taylor Fritz at the Rolex Paris Masters. Of his sôté, Tsitsipas continues a new defeat, two weeks after his abandonment in Paris.

The first game of this match will have been a small summary of this part. From the first exchanges, Andrey Rublev wanted to impose his pace on his opponent. While serving as an entrance, Tsitsipas was immediately heckled, having to save three break points. Rublev, meanwhile, easily won his first serve game, as he did throughout the rest of the game as he never conceded a break point.

Not in the rhythm, Tsitsipas did not know how to rebel

It is at 2-2 during this first round that Tsitsipas, too inconstant, but above all not efficient enough on his service (68% of points gained after his first ball only), cracked. A station wagon beautifully well managed by the Russian, imperial in service (92% of first balls in the 1st set).

The second set was very similar to the first with some very complicated service games on the Tsitsipas side. The world number 4 again gave up his faceoff to 2-2, leaving a highway to a confident and serious Rublev. Chaining the approximations, often late, the Greek in particular gave 27 points on unforced errors, against only 13 for the Russian. Applied and ready to challenge Djokovic, Rublev has therefore given himself the right to believe in the last four in this green group. His week could last longer than these last performances had let him hope.