Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jiri Lehecka – Breakdown and Prediction

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jiri Lehecka: ATP Antwerp – Quarterfinal

Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinal of the ATP Antwerp.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Profile

Stefanos Tsitsipas is 11th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 3 in the world. The Greek is 42-19 for the season and 14-11 on hard surface.

Tsitsipas is coming off a 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 win over Thiago Seyboth Wild in the round of 16 match.

This season he won the title in Monte Carlo and lost in the final in Barcelona.

He reached the semifinals in his past two appearances in Antwerp in 2017 and 2023.

Jiri Lehecka Profile

Jiri Lehecka is 33th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 23. The player from the Czech Republic is 26-15 for the season and 18-10 on hard surface.

Lehecka is coming off a 6-4, 6-3 win over Daniel Altmaier after previously going past Jaume Munar.

Lehecka won his first career ATP title this season in Adelaide.

This is his first appearance in Antwerp.

Head-to-Head Tsitsipas leads 2-1

Lehecka vs Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 (2024 ATP Indian Wells, round of 16)
Tsitsipas vs Lehecka 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 (2023 Australian Open, quarterfinal)
Tsitsipas vs Lehecka 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 (2022 ATP Rotterdam, semifinal)

Prediction and Conclusion

Jiri Lehcka had many ups and downs this season, mainly because of the injuries, but he seems ready to finish the season strong. He will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinal, who is looking for his place back in the top 10. Tsitsipas is struggling lately and barely made it this far. Lehecka easily defeated him in their last encounter, so we go against the odds in this one and bet on Lehecka.