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Patna : Second seed & World No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 22, Greece, and World No 49 Cameron Norrie, 25, UK, will clash in the final of ATP Lyon Open at Lyon, France, on May 23, 2021. at 5.30 pm.
Tsitsipas battled past World No 88 Lorenzo Musetti, 19, Italy, in three-sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in semi-finals in 1hr 42 minutes on May 22, 2021, hammering 6 Aces . The Greek won 5 break points in the match to 2 by the ITalian. Tsitsipas also won 8 games in a row to 3 by Musetti. The Greek, however, committed 4 double faults to 1 by the Italian. Tsitsipas, in all, won 81 points during the match to 56 by Musetti.
Norrie crushed 8th seed Karen Khachanov, 24, Russia, 6-1, 6-1 in semi-finals on May 22, 2021, in 65 minutes winning 5 break points and 6 games in a row during the match. Norrie fired 5 Aces in the match to 2 by World No 26 Khachanov.