On April 17, Beijing time, the 2022 ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters continued. Previously, defending champions Tsitsipas beat No. 2 seeds Zverev and Davedovic Ferguina 6-4, 6-2 to beat Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (2)/6-3. In the final, Tsitsipas played Davedovic.
The 22-year-old Davidovich Fogina beat Dimitrov to reach the tour final for the first time in his career. "I'm very, very happy to be in the final, it's a dream come true, and when I was a kid, it was the day of the dream that came, and I'm really happy." Speaking about the breakthrough in this competition, Davidovic said: "Since last December, we have been working hard for this moment, this season started, I lost a lot of games that should have been won, but I still chose to believe in myself and continue to work hard, so I don't care about the results, I just enjoy every moment of the game, and every shot. ”
Reaching the final of the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters, Tsitsipas is the 19th final and the 4th Masters final. Tsitsipas leads 2-0 in terms of hand-to-hand records: 2021 Monte Carlo Quarterfinals Tsitsipas 7-5 Davidovic (retired), 2022 Rotterdam first round Tsitsipas 7-5/ 6-7/ 6-4 Davidovic.
On his opponent in the final, Davidovic Fogina, Tsitsipas said: "He has very good movement and rhythm, we have played before, he is a great opponent, we have played some tough games, I know he has made a lot of progress over the past, I will always remind myself of this and play the best tennis possible. ”
The game began, in the first set, Tsitsipas was broken in the 3rd set, and then, after two successful breaks in the 4th and 8th sets, Tsitsipas won the set with Love Game, and thus won the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Tsitsipas rushed to break the opening and then took a 2-0 lead, although Davidovic won three consecutive sets to reverse the lead 3-2, but the crucial 9th set Tsitsipas seized the opportunity of the third break point in the opponent's service set. Both sides then completed the save and the match was brought into the grab seven. In the seventh set, Tsitsipas won the second set 7-3 and won the second set, culminating in a 2-0 victory over Davidović.
In this way, Tsitsipas successfully defended his title, which was the second title of the Greek career Masters and the eighth title of the singles overall. In addition, Tsitsipas became the first player to defend his title at the Monte Carlo ATP 1000 after Nadal in the 2016-2018 season, and the sixth player to win a consecutive title in the tournament. congratulations!