ATP Lyon Open 2021 Final: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Cameron Norrie – Preview, Head to Head and Prediction
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie
Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Briton Cameron Norrie in the Final of the Lyon Open 2021. Tsitsipas is ranked 5th in the world while Norrie is the World No.49.
Match Details:
| Tournament | ATP Lyon Open 2021 |
| Match | Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Cameron Norrie |
| Round | Final |
| Date | 23rd May, 2021 |
| Prize Money | €41,145 |
| Venue | Lyon, France |
| Surface | Clay Court |
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Cameron Norrie: Preview
The best Clay court player this season, Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on Cameron Norrie in the Final at Lyon. Tsitsipas has had an amazing season on the red dirt so far, having won 15 matches and lost just 3. He won the Monte Carlo Masters in April and reached the final at Barcelona where he lost to Rafael Nadal.
This week in Lyon, he has been in sublime form having dropped just one set. He got the better of Italian sensation Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinal in three sets 4-6,6-3,6-0 to enter his fourth final of the season.
His opponent, Cameron Norrie has been in dream form this season on Clay. He reached the quarter-final at Barcelona before making it to the final of the Estoril Open. In Lyon, he has played some serious tennis all week. He defeated US Open champion and top seed Dominic Thiem in straight sets in the Round of 16. And in the semi-finals, he demolished eighth seed Karen Khachanov in straight sets 6-1,6-1.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Cameron Norrie: Head-to-Head
This will be the first meeting between the duo. The two players haven’t met on tour yet and hence their H2H stands deadlock at 0-0.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Cameron Norrie: Prediction
The match promises to be a mouth watering encounter between two players in red hot form. Tsitsipas will be favorite on paper because of his amazing run on Clay this season. He has won the most number of matches on Clay and is a serious contender at Roland Garros.
As for Norrie, he will be looking to make his dream week in Lyon even better. He would be looking to make another upset this week having already beaten Thiem on Thursday. Both the players are hitting very well from the baseline and hence the match looks like going down the distance. Expect the Greek to lift the title ahead of the French Open.
Prediction: Tsitsipas to win in three sets.
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