Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Vasek Pospisil 2/21/20 - Open 13 Tennis Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 02/19/2020 at 11:12 PM ET
In the quarterfinals of the Open 13 in France, Stefanos Tsitsipas is set to play against Vasek Pospisil from Canada.
Vasek Pospisil enters this match having defeated his previous opponent in straight sets. It was a solid win for Pospisil as he won all of his service games and 2 return games. The serving was especially strong for Vasek Pospisil as he hit 9 aces and won over 70% of his service points. It has been a strong few months for Vasek Pospisil as he defeated Daniil Medvedev at the Rotterdam Open. Despite his current form, Vasek Pospisil will know that he must produce his best match if he wishes to compete with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
On the other side of the coin, Stefanos Tsitsipas looked very impressive during his previous match as he defeated Mikael Ymer in straight sets. It was a dominant performance by Tsitsipas as he only lost 4 games in the entire match. The receiving was very strong from Stefanos Tsitsipas as he won over 50% of his receiving points which allowed him to break his opponent’s serve on 4 occasions. The serving was also solid from Tsitsipas as he won all of his service games. The Open 13 is a strong tournament for Stefanos Tsitsipas as he is the reigning champion at this event. Considering his recent form and his record at the Open 13, Stefanos Tsitsipas will be tough to beat.
This will be the first time that Vasek Pospisil and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be playing each other at an ATP event.
Looking at all the information, I am going to pick Stefanos Tsitsipas to win this match. Vasek Pospisil has been playing well and while the Canadian will be confident, I don’t see him having the ability to keep up with the intensity of Tsitsipas. Stefanos Tsitsipas is the current champion at the Open 13 and I see him being good enough to win this match and continue his title defense.
