MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived an attritional fourth-round battle with American Taylor Fritz on Monday, twice coming from a set behind to win 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 and attain the Australian Open quarter-finals.
At simply previous midnight on Rod Laver Area the Greek ended Fritz’s resistance to arrange a conflict with Italian Jannik Sinner when he might be looking for to achieve the semi-finals right here for the third time in his profession.
Tsitsipas regarded out of types and edgy at instances however his better expertise on the large stage finally informed as he obtained the decisive break within the fifth set earlier than claiming victory.
Fritz, taking part in in his first Grand Slam fourth spherical, transformed solely two of his 15 break factors and can rue a missed alternative to turn out to be the primary American male to achieve a Grand Slam quarter-final for 2 years.
“It was an epic match that’s all I can say, I gave every little thing on the market on the courtroom immediately,” the 23-year-old mentioned. “I’m pleased with the way in which I fought.
“I’m overwhelmed. It’s too good to be true. I knew it was going to be bodily, and I knew I needed to be affected person and ultimately it paid off.”
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Modifying by Ken Ferris)
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