(Melbourne) Stefanos Tsitsipas, 4e world, took only an hour and a half to dismiss the Australian Rinky Hijikata (169e) 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Australian Open.
“I felt good, I had a lot of fun, commented the 24-year-old Greek who will face a Dutchman, Tallon Griekspoor (63e) or Botic van de Zandschulp (34e).
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.
