Tsitsipas, ranked 14th in the world, is on the way to the semifinals, and can already count the home of his greatest success in a grand slam competition. Greek fans in the stands celebrated by singing the national anthem.
“I’m just living my dream, I experience what I’ve been working hard,” says the Greek in eftermatchintervjun from the plan.
After he turned pro 2016 is this year’s edition of the Australian Open, his seventh grand slam tournament as singles players, with a åttondefinal in Wimbledon last year as the main merit, the same year he was voted the player who made the most progress on the ATP tour.
the gentlemen in this year’s edition, after a further fyrasetare for the Greek 20-year-old, who in the second round, beating out the third ranked Roger Federer. The victory took, I guess with the storm, and it has been a challenge for the young Tsitsipas to remain calm.
” My biggest challenge was to keep me concentrated and focused if I would take me further in the tournament. I’m really glad how I played today, for it showed that (the victory against Federer) was not a coincidence, ” he says.
Matchklockan stopped at 3:15 on the center court at Melbourne Park and it was close to 22-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut managed to fight his way to a fifth and decisive set, when the fourth set went to the tie break. But Tsitsipas was finally able to take home there and thus the match.
“I knew that if I continued to fight and push myself more and more so I would get more chances,” says Tsitsipas and continues:
– Based on how I performed, so I think I deserved tiebreaket.
was sharp servicing, where the Greek stood for 22 serveess against Bautista Aguts 6.
~ ~ ~ ~ waiting for either the american Frances Tiafoe, or spaniard Rafael Nadal, who plays kvällsmatchen later in the day (Swedish time).
