ATP Lyon Open 2021: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Yoshihito Nishioka – Preview, Head to Head and Prediction
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Yoshihito Nishioka
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in the quarter-final of the Lyon Open. Tsitsipas is ranked 5th in the world while Nishioka is the World No.60.
Match Details:
| Tournament | ATP Lyon Open 2021 |
| Match | Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Yoshihito Nishioka |
| Round | Quarter-Final |
| Date | 21st May, 2021 |
| Prize Money | €14,000 |
| Venue | Lyon, France |
| Surface | Clay Court |
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Yoshihito Nishioka: Preview
Stefanos Tsitipas has been in some serious form this Clay season. He won the Monte Carlo Masters the then reached the final of the Barcelona Open where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a three set epic. He also reached the quarterfinal of the Rome Masters last week.
In Lyon, he comes as the second seed and won his Round of 16 encounter comfortably. He defeated American Tommy Paul in straight sets 6-1,6-4.
His opponent, Yoshihito Nishioka has had some decent results this season too. He has gone past the qualifiers of both the Masters he has played on Clay- Madrid and Rome. And has lost to Ruud and Fucsovics, two in form players on both occasions.
This week in Lyon, he defeated Grégoire Barrère in the first round and then upset home favorite Gael Monfils in three sets 4-6,6-3,7-6(2).
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Yoshihito Nishioka: Head-to-Head
This will be the first meeting between the duo. The two haven’t met on tour yet and hence the H2H stands deadlock at 0-0.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Yoshihito Nishioka: Prediction
Stefanos Tsitsipas will go in as the favorite to win. The second seed has been one of the most lethal players on Clay this season and is the favorite to win this week in Lyon too. His topspin from the forehand side has been the key and the Greek will back himself once again.
Nishioka has already caused an upset in Round of 16 and will look to give Tsitsipas a hard time. The Japanese has been moving very well this week and his athleticism may cause some trouble to the Greek. Having said that, Tsitsipas should move into the Last 4 easily.
Prediction: Tsitsipas to win in straight sets.
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