This Sunday, in the 8th finals of the Australian Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas dominated Jannik Sinner in five sets and will face the feeling Jiri Lehecka for a place in the semi-finals in Melbourne.
In Australia, Stefanos Tsitsipas feels at home. Already semi-finalist three times in Melbourne, the Greek is only a match to be in a few days again present in the last square of the first Grand Chelem of the season. Indeed, this Sunday, The current 4th world in the ATP ranking had the last word against Jannik Sinner and won in five sets (6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3) and 4:02 of play . A victory synonymous with qualification for the quarter-finals of the tournament for the native of Athens after an intense fight. Author of an interesting start to the fortnight, Tsitsipas however came close to colliding at the first big obstacle on his way. Because, if at first, the Greek seemed to have mastered his subject in the Rod Laver Arena, or at least to be more effective in key moments, the Italian ended up finding the weapons to react. Led two sets to nothing and back to the wall, the 16th in the world then managed to reverse this meeting by twice taking the service of his opponent.
Tsitsipas has a date with Lehecka
A great performance by Sinner who had a hard time converting his break points this Sunday (only four out of 26). But, in turn in full doubt, Tsitsipas ended up rebelling in the fifth set. After missing three chances to make the difference on the San Candido native’s serve at 2-1, the 4th in the world ended up making a last break, at 3-2, which opened the doors to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Because, behind, the Greek did not weaken and concluded the deal shortly after. After this long battle won, the Athenian will now be able to rest a little before challenging the sensation of this tournament: the young Czech Jiri Lehecka, who notably defeated the Briton Cameron Norrie and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassiame. Now the big favorite in his part of his part of the table, the finalist at Roland-Garros in 2021 will now have to assume this status. On his side, which tends to confirm that he will still have to pass a milestone in his young career to hope to shine in Grand Slam.
