Final Up to date: January 20, 2023, 10:54 IST
Stefanos Tsitsipas is but to drop a set. (AP Picture)
It will likely be a rematch of their Melbourne Park quarter-final final 12 months, which Tsitsipas received in straight units
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas stored his unbeaten streak this 12 months intact Friday with one other romp on the Australian Open to arrange a spherical of 16 conflict with harmful Italian Jannik Sinner.
The 24-year-old, who has but to drop a set, clinched his seventh straight win of 2023 by beating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 on Rod Laver Area to coast into the fourth spherical.
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With defending champion Rafael Nadal and world quantity three Casper Ruud each out, Tsitsipas, who received all 4 video games on the United Cup main into the Grand Slam, is the very best seed left on the lads’s aspect.
His subsequent project, for a spot within the final eight, is a showdown with Italy’s Fifteenth-seeded Sinner who stormed again to crush Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0.
It will likely be a rematch of their Melbourne Park quarter-final final 12 months, which Tsitsipas received in straight units.
“It was good mixing up right now, my slice, opening up the court docket. I believe my placement on the serve was distinctive,” stated Tsitsipas.
“I didn’t have a number of rallies on my serve right now, which helped, and I simply stored issues clear. I loved discovering my method by means of right now, it wasn’t straightforward at occasions.”
Like Tsitsipas, 63rd-ranked Griekspoor additionally got here into the match unbeaten, on a six-match streak after gathering a maiden Tour-level title in Pune, India.
However he was no match for the surging Greek, a three-time semi-finalist at Melbourne Park who’s pursuing a primary Grand Slam title.
The 24-year-old was in cost within the first set, breaking twice, dominating from the baseline and the web to comb by means of in simply 28 minutes.
However the Dutchman put up stiffer resistance within the second, incomes a set level at 6-5 which Tsitsipas saved to take it to a tiebreak the place he stored his cool to prevail.
Griekspoor’s resolve melted and Tsitsipas broke for a 3-1 lead within the third set earlier than racing house.
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Sinner, a six-time champion on the ATP Tour, stored his hopes alive with a sensational comeback towards Fucsovics, who misplaced all confidence because the match progressed.
“The primary two units have been very powerful for me,” stated Sinner, who loved straight units wins in his opening two matches.
“Clearly, I needed to change one thing in my sport. I used to be feeling the ball properly however the last pictures I used to be lacking. I did a number of work bodily within the off season and right now I used to be bodily good within the final units.”
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