Stefanos Tsitsipas won probably the most incredible match of his young career against the great Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open quarter-final. The Greek sensation was trailing 3-6 2-6 when it was pretty clear that he had no chances to recover. Instead, he surprised everyone to conquer the match in 5 sets, winning a real epic.
Stefanos and his girlfriend Theodora
After the match, Stefanos didn’t miss the chance to dedicate the victory to his lovely girlfriend, Theodora Petalas. Stefanos and Theodora are reported dating for slightly more than 1 year. They hit the news when they were caught enjoying a vacation in Mikonos last summer.
While Stefanos likes not to make his relationship too public, he was too eager to sign on the camera “TP. that’s for you xxx”
Tsitsipas at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.6, Tsitsipas owns an overall 6-0 record in 2021. Tsitsipas is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 6-2 6-1, Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-75 6-4 6-1 6-75 6-4, Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-1 6-1, Matteo Berrettini w/o and Rafael Nadal 3-6 2-6 7-64 6-4 7-5.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against Medvedev in the semifinal. Their record is 5-1 for Medvedev.
Stefanos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked world no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 17th of February when he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Rafael has managed to achieve a 4-1 win-loss record.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal played each other 8 times. Their current head to head is 6-2 for Nadal. Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 17th of February 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.