Tennis
Australian Open: Time for Tsitsipas to qualify for the semifinals
Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 4) will play his third consecutive quarterfinal at the Australian Open against Jiri Lehetska (No. 71) early Tuesday afternoon.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 4) will play his third consecutive quarterfinal at the Australian Open early Tuesday afternoon.
The presence of the 24-year-old Greek in Matchday 9 of this year’s tournament will cause quite a stir in Melbourne. His opponent, the promising Czech, Jiri Lehetska.
Stefanos’ match with the 21-year-old and world No. 71 was placed last on the Rod Laver Arena schedule and is expected to start around 12:00pm (Eurosport 1 and LIVE from Sportish).
The two have never competed as opponents on the tour once found opponents, the 24-year-old Greek prevailed hard in the semifinals in Rotterdam with 2:1 sets and even caused a surprise.
Tsitsipas will take part in the sixth Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career and Lehetska is preparing for his debut at such a major event. Our champion is the big favorite to qualify for the top 4.
Source: sport 24
