At 22:00 on February 13, the men's singles final at ATP500 Rotterdam began, and Alias sim and Tsitsipas ushered in the final showdown. Canada's post-00s debut has not yet broken the ranking championship drought, 8 finals all lost; the Greek brother has previously made 7 direct 500 finals are also fruitless, this 7 Asian kings and 8 Asian kings of the clash is fascinating, no matter who wins the championship will become the new king, creating history.
The 21-year-old Aliasim is currently ranked No. 9 in the world, and in the semi-finals he staged a Jedi reversal against defending champion Rublev, losing seven games in the first set and then 6-4 and 6-2, respectively, and 2-1 to reach the ATP final for the ninth time, ending his previous two-game losing streak against Rublev. Aliasim was ridiculed as the "second oldest man", he wanted to win the championship more than anyone, and he didn't know if he could do it tonight.
Tsitsipas ranked 4th in the world, and the highlight of his career was the first Grand Slam final at the French Open last year, when he led Djokovic 2-0 and finally lost the title, and was unfortunately lost by the world's first reversal. Tsitsipas had previously scored 7 in the 500 finals, losing to Nadal (twice), Federer, Thiem, Djokov, Rublev and Zverev, and was never able to stand on the podium. In the semi-finals of Rotterdam, Tsitsipas fought hard in 3 sets before he turned over the qualifier, the number one black Horse Lehtzka, and continued to attack the 500 championship.
7 Ya Wang and 8 Ya Wang's peak duel, who can laugh to the end? Tsitsipas has more honors and more experience, but Aliassim's overthrow of the defending champion in the semi-finals is enough to prove his hard power. 2 people who can break the championship drought, the answer is about to be revealed.
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