Well done Stefanos…amazing performance and self control in the second set…nail it today! 🙏

As someone whose favorite two players are Tsitsipas and Ruud, needless to say, I have had a pretty awesome couple of weeks (regardless what happens tomorrow!) That said, shoutout to Etcheverry for another great run and Lajovic for doing what he does best (beating higher seeds on clay!)

We're proud of you, Dušan! You've displayed such a high level this week, keep going! 👏

What a performance congrats CASPER RUUD👏🔥

@elokao8070

26 күн бұрын

Hope he wins tomorrow. He needs to shut people up about not having a title above 250 level.

I watched the whole match between Tsitsipas and Lajovic and I was Stunned by Lajovic level! The man was playing FIRE❤‍🔥 ! He was in the Zone! Huge respect to Tsitsipas for turning this match around 💪! I still wonder how he did it! Not many players would have won against this Lajovic! 👏

@sumanchowdhury6162

27 күн бұрын

Lower rank players cannot keep up for longer periods of their high level of tennis.

@constantin194

27 күн бұрын

@@sumanchowdhury6162 I disagree: they have indeed a lower average level, wich is why everybody is not top 10, but Lajovic is capable of maintaining a very high level against top players, specially on clay! That's why he is a monte carlo finalist!

@alexlackner1945

27 күн бұрын

Yeah Lajovic looked really impressive for one and a half sets. Played a careless game with that double fault at 40-15 and subsequently got broken. After that his game completely fell apart. Unfortunately his best point of the match, that vicious slice backhand winner at 6:5 30-30 was not included in these highlights, it clearly left an impression on Stefanos.

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

27 күн бұрын

For real peak lajovic is scary, unironically.

@frankwright1571

27 күн бұрын

@@sumanchowdhury6162 I would not put him in that category, he is the real deal. He has won many matches against great players.

the contrast between the grunting match and the silent one is almost eerie.

Stef was able to achieve a major victory today. Lajovic was flawless and expressionless. But Stefanos was a rock. And at the end he was grinder. Wish you all the best for tomorrow Stefane. Your fans had the best of the fortnight.😊😊😊

@clarkkent1680

27 күн бұрын

Lajovic was flawless?Lol,what???😂

My money is on Tsitsipas winning the French. That backhand drop shot towards the end of the 3rd and the forehand on match point were absolutely outrageous.

Tsitsipas overcame and figured out his opponents weaknesses…and he stuck to his guns determined to create a victory. May he win this title and the French this year

@buzzfunk

27 күн бұрын

He totally did!

@VladRadu-tq1pg

27 күн бұрын

lol he ain t wining no french open. He is definetly beating ruud tommorow though

@clarkkent1680

27 күн бұрын

Lmao,Alcaraz will destroy him like always on Roland Garros if they will meet there

@user-iy8tp7vw3x

27 күн бұрын

​@@VladRadu-tq1pgHe is tired, and Barcelona has quicker clay than MC. He won't have an easy walk in the park, I even dare say he loses due to fatigue

@arslaanpasha3334

27 күн бұрын

​@@user-iy8tp7vw3xThat's what differs these players from Big 3

Very good overall performance from Lajovic!

Love Tsitsipas overhead, and his backhand is much better on clay. Hope he has a great clay season.

@rocinantecherry314

27 күн бұрын

Heck, assuming he is not out in the first round of the next few tournaments, I would argue he has already had a great clay season!

@Steevy84

26 күн бұрын

@@rocinantecherry314 Well, I would sign right now for "just one MS1000" per season for the next few years lol

@luyin1961

26 күн бұрын

@@rocinantecherry314 That's true. But remember, he had real shot of winning Roland Garros not that long ago.

Tsitsipas plays like prime Federer the last 2 weeks. His forehand is insane.

@cpt-r.federer5940

27 күн бұрын

not prime but a good federer

@dv1941

26 күн бұрын

🤫

@NickyGi

26 күн бұрын

@@dv1941 Typical Tsitsipas chocking in ATP 500 finals.

Ruud is so fun to watch when he’s on. I don’t know where tennis fans got this propaganda that he has “no weapons,” but he hits his forehand as hard as anyone else on tour

@janjan55555

27 күн бұрын

He doesn't have a typical "weapon" to assault the TOP 5... No giant serve, no insane backhand, no ruthless forehand with much topspin... That coupled with the lack of slice in his game, and relying too much on baseline grinding is exactly the reason why he hasn't won anything above a 250 points tournament so far...

@alexlackner1945

27 күн бұрын

@@janjan55555 I think the main problem is that he is not great when he is put on the run or has little reaction time. he likes to play deep in the court and dictate play but needs time to set up his shots. The highest caliber of players has figured out ways to disrupt his rhythm and rush him.

@sergiudog2211

27 күн бұрын

@@janjan55555 He have an insane( or at least, very good) forhand i'll say, that's he's biggest weapon, but sadly, no any other. And that is the reason he can't and couldn't win big matches vs top players. He was pretty close to win the US open, had very good chances to lead 2:1 with Alcaraz in that match, so it could happend, but he lack's a "killer instinct", some sort of extra energy along with big warrior mindset ( like Nole, Rafa, Carlos etc). He's IQ game, it's pretty equal with them i'll say. He definitely deserve a slam, but how he's gonna get it, idk)

@janjan55555

27 күн бұрын

@@sergiudog2211 Nah his HIQ game is pretty low! He doesn't slice AT ALL!!! That's a big difference with the absolute top, if you can't slice to take the rhythm out of the match, you're doomed!

@janjan55555

27 күн бұрын

@@alexlackner1945 Exactly! Disruption of rhythm is what makes the absolute top tennisers top... His net play is also very mediocre..

Amazing play from our Tsitsipas again today! I am sooo happy he is continuing to play such an aggressive all court game! High class performance! I, along with all of his other eternal fans will be rooting for him in the final! It will not be easy for him to beat Casper Rudd 2 times in a row in 2 weeks, but we believe he can! He needs to continue being fearless and dig deep and give it all he has! We will be right there with you Stefano!

After Monte Carlo, another final between Ruud and Tsitsipas? Tennis is fun!

The rematch is on! These 2 just faced each other last week. We are in for a treat!

Bravo Stef!!

Not saying much but I believe Casper is capable.of doing major damage in French Open. I hope he will.❤❤❤

@lupin8750

27 күн бұрын

He's made the finals twice so that is not an outrageous thing to say

@uzumakiDichi-GOKU

26 күн бұрын

​@@lupin8750is

@shaikazharbilal6480

26 күн бұрын

And lost after that

@IngridArh

26 күн бұрын

me too! Hope he wins it in Paris!!

Ruud & Stefanos Back Hands improved Out of Sight.. 👏👍

Tsitsipas is a beast this clay season. I hope match up in future with Alcaraz doesn't slap his confidence to ground again.

In the 3rd set, Stefanos suddenly remembered that he's a top 10 player.

@NG-wx4kw

27 күн бұрын

Lajovic ran out of steam in the third set.

@jomacron1106

26 күн бұрын

Tsitsipas won because Lajovic loss steam. But still credit goes to Tsitsipas for exploiting it and going after his opponent weakness coz that's how tennis points are won. CONGRATS to Tsitsipas for not loosing focus and being more resilient playing against a talented player like Lajovic.

Tsipa will be in Ruud's head. Will be tough to overcome! Hope Ruud wins

What a player Lajovic is....impressive! Good to see Tsitsipas at his real level!

I love one-handed backhand players. I hope between Tsisipas & Lajovic will win this tournament

@richardgarrison8328

27 күн бұрын

What?

@user-cy6xl3vd3f

27 күн бұрын

English please

@nihilus1626

27 күн бұрын

are you the retarded in the head suka blyat? My brother in Christ, Google Translate is your friend.

@dominiccalzetti

27 күн бұрын

The champion of everything obviously jeez guys

@MrErlendw

27 күн бұрын

Don't want to sound pessimistic on behalf of Lajovic, but I will be very surprised to see him become champion tomorrow after having been eliminated in the semi.

I really hope these two meet at FO final. Way to go, clay princes!🎉

Ruud vs Tsitsipas once again. RG 24 final

@yeeeaaahmayneee3808

27 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t be surprised at all

@nikosdspyr74

27 күн бұрын

No Alcaraz, no Sinner, no Djokovic in Barcelona. Hold your horses...

@mickankit

27 күн бұрын

Well if big boys Alcaraz, Sinner are resting 😂

@clarkkent1680

27 күн бұрын

Hahahahha

@AnthonysTennisHub

26 күн бұрын

Just cause it's happened twice, it doesn't mean we will see it at RG... Rune Rublev was the Monte Carlo final last year. And then we got Djokovic Ruud. Could easily see one of these guys making the final, would be shocked if at least one of Sinner Alcaraz Djokovic don't take up the other spot

Crazy to think Stef has 3 Masters 1000 titles (all in Monte Carlo) as well as a Year-End Championship title... and he hasn't yet won a 500-level title with 10 finals losses. However, that may change tomorrow... or will it be 0-11?

@maimou

27 күн бұрын

Yes it's about time he wins a 500 although I wouldn't mind if Ruud won as well. But consider that in all of those 500 finals Tsitsi had to play the Big 3 and other formidable top 10 opponents he never played any scrubs. lol

@taopaille-paille4992

27 күн бұрын

Didn't know he couldn't win any ATP 500 😮

High anticipated Rematch

Lajovic 🙌🙌💪💪👍👍👏👏

Great tennis from all players today.

I love Stefanos T & Casper R ❤ but happy for Ruud to finally able to pick up the trophy. I wish he'll have many more. Congratulations Casper 🎉🎊👏👏👏

Tsitsipas is back and wants to regain third place in the ATP!

This is the year of payback and retribution (karma for the spiritually oriented). Sinner after years of bad luck and close calls, finally got his due at the AO. Tsitsipas and Ruud, after years of getting bullied and pummeled by Djokovic and Nadal, especially on the clay front, are getting their due. And all three have put in tonnes of hard work. If karmic retribution is true, it's going to be Ruud who will be lifting the trophy tomorrow, and possibly we are seeing the two French Open' 24 finalists also play.

Μπράβο Στέφανος ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Lajovic played some great tennis today. But when Tsits plays calmly, without hysterical behavior, he has the shots who can demoralise any opponent.

@janjan55555

27 күн бұрын

The main difference is his backhand not breaking down. As long as his backhand stays solid, his game is quite deadly. Now is it deadly enough against Alcaraz / Djokovic? No! He lacks slices and his net approaches are horrible, he doesn't shorten the rally against tactical geniuses like Carlos or Novak.

Ruud has a lot of winners from his backhand compared to last year

Great to see two single handers play against each other… didn’t see any slice back hands though except some great drop shots! Dimitrov seems to use the slice well on clay but maybe Tsistipas and Lajovic favor the top spin power game?

Hope Tsitsi recovers well, but my favorite for the final is Ruud, although Tsitsi plays the more versatile tennis, as we all know....

Good to see these two back in form. yet another finals for them. Ruud did not turn up last week. afraid even if he does this week, he'd be at the mercy of Stef not playing at his absolute best.

4 minutes highlights of 1st set of the 1st semi and then just 30 seconds highlights of the 2nd set 😮

Tsitsipas few forehand give glimpse of Roger.

Bravo Stefanos speriamo che tu vincera là finale Forza campione

Don't forget that Lajovic is going to drop down the rankings tomorrow in spite of getting to the semi's here (having beaten Humbert, ADF and Fils). Because he's defending points from winning Banja Luka tournament last year where he beat Novak and Rublev. This is no fluke - Dusan is very capable of beating big names on clay.

o come on! You missed absoultely fantastic 200 IQ backhand slice pass that gave Lajovic the set point! How come?

When did 2 single handed backhanders played in semis. Great going Stefnos. You are carrying the flag.

ruud reminds me of david ferrer..no specific weapon but great stamina and energy

Tomorrow some barrier will be broken. Either Ruud or Tsitsipas will finally win a first atp500 tournament. Both of them never won a 500 although the Greek has won Monte Carlo 3x. Ruud only won atp250 tournies despite being a 3 tike GS finalist. So new ground will be broken for one of them...

Things you don't see every day two backhand vs each other😋😋

Tsitsipas reviving his game/career on clay

Tsitsipas crazy

Stef あなたの集中力、精神力、そして最も大事な強靭な体力には日々驚かされます😂　自分を信じて登りきろう！！500！！💪🙏

Ruus and Tsitsipas are by far the best players on clay for past few years so not surprised here much… another amazing final will be lets see who can do it now..

@pauljohnson6019

27 күн бұрын

Rudd probably choke again!

@choide19

27 күн бұрын

well, Djokovic has won the last three outta the last four french opens but yeah

@pauljohnson6019

27 күн бұрын

@@choide19 Yeah, that was last year, and don't forget Alcaraz had cramps in the semi finals.

@keeganandersson4281

27 күн бұрын

Ummm Nadal and Djokovic have split the FO for the last 4 years, beating Tsitsipas and Ruud in 3/4 of those finals, fym 😂

@clarkkent1680

27 күн бұрын

Lol,what???Alcaraz and Djokovic laughing right now 😂

Stef owes himself a very good match in the final. In Barcelona, he's been fighting really well, but he hasn't been playing well at all. Not even close to what he showed us in MC. Maybe it's fatigue, maybe sth else. But he is kinda lucky to reach the final with this level. It's time to produce and break the curse of the 500s (0-9 if i'm not mistaken)

@orchidpanda2253

27 күн бұрын

He's probably a little tired - clay is the most physically demanding surface and also people seem to not realize that Stef's been playing against excellent clay courters - Ofner, Diaz Acosta, Lajovic are no joke on clay. But he does need to level up tomorrow cause Casper's really hungry to break his own curse.

#Lajovic got nervous in the 2nd set. He deserved much more. Marvellous 🔨 hitting game.

Primeiro monte Carlo agora Barcelona quem vai ganhar esse duelo novamente Stefano ou Casper 😅😂😂

y’a un telegram ou un lien pour suivre la finale ?

I want both to win tomorrow! 🤣 They both deserve it, but I gotta stay loyal to Stefanos.

How fun 😊

5:59 what - no comment AT ALL from the commentators when Dusan hits a massive drive-volley off a lob into the corner from the baseline?!?

I certainly will feel bad for Rudd when he goes 0-8 in finals above 250.😢

Невероятно посмотрим ещё один финал- дежавю недельной давности...вот только в этот раз думаю фаворит уже не грек а Каспер..и он должен отомстить, а то сколько можно проигрывать финалы!))

I like how ruud always plays in a vest no matter the weather

Ruud gained power

@taopaille-paille4992

27 күн бұрын

Seems so. Was wondering if he is the new Ferrer or if he has a bit more in him :)

tsitsipas vs ruud agains🎉

I love Casper so much

Ruud❤

Stef it's time for a dive

Very rare nowadays to see two one hand backhand players square up. Very cool. #keeptheonehadbackhandrelevant

feels like ruud put more potency in his forehand by finishing over his shoulder more and lassoing it less

I want my love Casper to win 🏆

Каспер похорошел❤

I live and laugh that Stef’s opponents keep trying to hit his backhand which on clay is really strong and one of his weapons 😂😂😂. It’s not strong on hard surfaces but on clay ? Cmon…I love they are persistent on playing him there and lose miserably

@orchidpanda2253

27 күн бұрын

Stef can sometimes turn on his backhand on hard court and grass as well - but not as consistently as on clay.... yet. :)

@MrPatrickbuit

27 күн бұрын

It’s better than hitting to his forehand.

Final of last week. Let's go Casper, take your revenge 💪

Ah here we go again. Ruud will get demolished again in straight sets by tsitsipas.

Ruud fixed the ONE gripe I had with him - hitting too much top spin. His balls used to just sit up but now hes hitting through the court. I expect him to win some tournaments now

One more time Casper in a final but... I'm afraid it is most he can get in a tournament again. Lack of luck. 😣

Lajovic just doesn't have the mentality or conditioning, only the game.

8:00 Federer approved

Tsitsipas is killing,buchering,assassinating,destroying on this clay season.

Rudd vs Tsitsipas Round 2

RUUD. AMENTE..🎾

Again Tsitsipas - Ruud

I hoped Lajovic would win...😞😞

tisiitpas the imperious

Tsitsipas or Ruud? tough one

Wondering if Ruud is the new Ferrer or if he actually has something more in him

tsitsipas and rudd again on clay finals since monte carlo

Two one handers in the semis? Whens the last time this happened

Tsitipas escapes again

Tsitsipas and ruud are best clay court players in the world right.. Hope Ruud gets the revenge.

Looking forward to Tsitsipas v Rudd Part 2. Ruud is playing better.

J’aimerais tellement que Ruud gagné la finale!

4:41

Damn, no highlights between 1-1 and 4-1 for Steph? How could they only show 5 highlights for set 3?

Tsistsipas has a hard time winning against unseated players

Tsitsipas outlasted Lajovic today, and Djokovic did that to him in 2021 FO, really puts into perspective how fit Novak is... He barely drops his level even over 5-setters

TSITSIPAS won the Match in Barcelona 2024 he beat Ruud again.. 3 hours pass...

Ruud 7-6 6-4 Etcheverry Tsitsipas 5-7 6-4 6-2 Lajovic

Pity for Lajovic, he can't seem to be able to do anything much against the top 10 players. ☹️

definitivamente ruud es uno de los especialistas en polvo de ladrillo.