MELBOURNE – Stefanos Tsitsipas seems to be inspired on and off the court at the current Australian Open. The Greek player looks in top form. He has just reached the fourth round without dropping a single set. During the on-court interview that followed his third-round match, Stefanos had some fun with tennis legend Jim Courier.
When the American asked Stefanos about the performance, Tsitsipas said: “Fair crack of the whip mate, I mean, it was great,” with an Australian accent making everyone laugh.
Then he added: “I think my placement on the serve was exceptional today. I didn’t have a lot of rallies on my serve, which helped a lot.
Kind of kept things clean and I enjoyed the weather today. What a lovely day for tennis it is today, isn’t it?”
It’s the second time Stefanos used a local expression. After his first-round match, he said, “Yeah crikey, that was a ripsnorter mate!”
Tsitsipas at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.4, Tsitsipas owns a 7-0 match record in 2023. Tsitsipas is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he toppled the world no.61 Quentin Halys 6-3 6-4 7-66, the world no.169 Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-0 6-2 and the world no.63 Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 7-65 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will play the world no.16 Jannik Sinner in the 4th round. Their current record is 4-1 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
