Stefanos Tsitsipas, 4th in the world, easily qualified for the round of 16 of the Australian Open by beating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (63rd) 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, Friday in Melbourne.
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“
I didn't have to play a lot of long rallies on my serve and that helped me
,” commented the Greek, very relaxed after the game.
The first thing he did, putting his racquets away on the court, was to "
check the weather in Athens
" on his phone, he claimed.
His next match should be more complicated since he will find the Italian Jannik Sinner (16th) on Sunday, a player he dominated 4 times in 5 matches and whom he beat last year in the quarter-finals in Melbourne 6 -3, 6-4, 6-2.
Tsitsipas has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Major three times (2019, 2021, 2022).
But it was at Roland-Garros that he played his only Grand Slam final to date, in 2021, when he was beaten by Novak Djokovic.