Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction: Stefanos is too much to handle

The ATP scene will explode in a month when we hit the French Open territory. Since this is the only Grand Slam played on clay courts, tournaments prior to that will be played on clay surfaces. Therefore, this serves as a great opportunity to get the rhythm together. In this game on the clay court, Dominic Thiem is going to take on Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Thiem enters the contest after defeating Kyle Edmund 6-4, 6-1 in the Round of 128. Thiem managed four aces but had a rather so-so 57% first serve. However, he did register an impressive 83% win on first serve. He ended the game with a 37-28 service points advantage whereas he piled up a lot of points in terms of return, pinching out a 29-14 receiving points edge. Thiem is ranked 93 but has consistently made it past the first couple of rounds regularly.

Stefanos enters the tournament after missing out on the Barcelona Open title as he got defeated in two sets by Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. Prior to that, he had made it to the Quarter-Final of the Monte-Carlo Masters where he lost to Taylor Fritz. Before that, he was defeated by Karen Khachanov in the Round of 16 during Miami Open. He lost his first game in Indian Wells Masters, lost in the Round of 16 to Jannik Sinner in ATP Rotterdam. He made waves making it to the Final of the Australian Open, losing to Novak Djokovic in a close affair.

Thiem and Stefanos have met eight times, and Thiem has a five-three advantage. They are tied 1-1 on Clay. They last met way back in 2020 during the ATP World Finals when Thiem won in three sets.

The h2h may belong to Dominic but remember he was a top-class player way back in 2020 whereas Stefanos has taken his game to whole another level since then. Plus Stefanos is amazing on clay and I back him to win this game.