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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 26, 2022 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts during his quarter final match against Italy’s Jannik Sinner REUTERS/Morgan Sette TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 26, 2022 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts during his quarter final match against Italy’s Jannik Sinner REUTERS/Morgan Sette TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
In today’s quarter-final match, Stefanos Tsitsipas gave us one of the best performances of the Australian Open so far. The no.4 seed from Greece absolutely destroyed the Italian Jannik Sinner in straight sets to reach the semi-final.
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Stefanos has been in fine form throughout the tournament, and he would definitely like to continue this form in the semi-final as well. Many thought Sinner would pose a serious challenge to the Greek player, but Stefanos had other ideas. Meanwhile, the no.4 seed created a new record after reaching the semis of the Australian Open.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 26, 2022 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his quarter final match against Italy’s Jannik Sinner REUTERS/Morgan Sette
Stefanos Tsitsipas created a Grand Slam semi-final record
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat the no.11 seed, Jannik Sinner, by 6-3,6-4,6-2. The match only lasted around 2 hours and 6 minutes. During the match, Tsitsipas played some unbelievable shots snd Sinner had practically no answer against them. Tsitsipas’ backhand was especially on fire today.
Interestingly, we saw a rain interruption during this match and they had to close the roof of the stadium for the remainder of the match. When the rain break came, many thought that would help Sinner to gain some momentum back. However, that was not the case, as Tsitsipas absolutely dismantled the Italian.
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After reaching the semi-final of the Australian Open, Tsitsipas became the youngest player since Novak Djokovic in 2008 to reach 5 semi-finals in Grand Slam tournaments. Tsitsipas has reached three Australian Open semis so far and two times at the French Open. The Greek player did it at 23 years and 158 days, while Novak achieved this feat at 21 years and 4 days.
🇬🇷 Stefanos Tsitsipas is the yuongest player to collect 5 SFs in Slams since 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic at 2008 @rolandgarros #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/Zz58vIuEEB
— TennisMyLife (@TennisMyLife68) January 26, 2022
Tsitsipas is aiming for his first Grand Slam title in Australia
No doubt, this record will motivate Tsitsipas greatly after the French Open disappointment last year where he lost to Djokovic despite winning the first two sets. Maybe this is the year the Greek finally wins his first Grand Slam.
Tsitsipas will face either Daniil Medvedev or Felix Auger Aliassime in the semi-final. Either way, the semi-final will be an outstanding tennis match to watch.
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