A sunny day in Monaco was not awarded with the greatest of finals, but Stefanos Tsitsipas won't care as he defended his trophy from last year successfully with a 6-3 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Stefanos Tsitsipas was the heavy favourite heading into this matchup as the Spaniard had never played in a final before, and playing in an ATP 1000 one is a tricky thing to do. He certainly entered the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters final a bit nervous, sailing a few balls wide to start the match.
Davidovich Fokina showed his intent rather quickly; he was keen on attacking in rallies, placing the win on his racquet. When he took a 2-1 lead early in the match, it seemed like the winning combination. However, some nerves and a few misses gave that lead away in the very next game.
The Spaniard kind of fell apart after that, as Tsitsipas kept his level pretty stable. There were some good serves, a couple of forehand winners, and some misses by Davidovick Fokina, and Tsitsipas, who had to overcome Alexander Zverev in the previous round, was up 5-3.
He finished off the set with 6-3 after another solid game. The Spaniard looked completely depleted, as there was a lack of energy compared to his previous matches. That was understandable, considering the amount of tennis played this week, but it did not look good when the Greek went 2-0 up early in the second set of the final match.
Tsitsipas then lost his one-break lead in the second set, but eventually, he was able to pull through and defend his trophy at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters. The second set then reached a tie-break as Tsitsipas prevailed 7-3.
It is a very important win for the Greek player, who could have dropped a significant part of his 1000 points from last year triumphs, but he will not drop a single point.
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