Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his fifth Major semi-final and the third at the Australian Open following a notable performance in the quarter-final. Stefanos defeated Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and six minutes and moved two wins from his first Major title.
Stefanos dropped 19 points in his games and never faced a break point. On the other hand, he converted all four break chances to forge the difference and sail into the next round. Tsitsipas hit 30 winners and 28 unforced errors and had the advantage in the shortest, mid-range and most extended rallies to bring the victory home in style.
Sinner opened a 40-15 lead in the encounter’s second game before dropping four straight points and spraying a forehand error to hand a break to his opponent. Stefanos cemented the lead with a hold in game three for 3-0 after 14 minutes.
The Italian held at love in game five to get his name on the scoreboard before the Greek fired a service winner in the next one to move 4-1 ahead.
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Jannik Sinner in straight sets in Melbourne.
Tsitsipas brought the seventh game home with a forced error and landed a service winner at 5-3 to secure the opener in 36 minutes.
Like the opener, Jannik played a loose service game early in the second set and fell 2-1 down after a loose backhand. The rain started, and they continued under the roof at Rod Laver Arena once the court dried. Tsitsipas opened a 3-1 gap with an unreturned serve, and Sinner remained within one break deficit with an ace in game five.
Facing no troubles behind the initial shot, Stefanos added another service winner to his name in game six, and Jannik followed that pace with a comfortable hold. The Italian needed extra gear on the return, and he could not find it.
The Greek produced a commanding hold with a powerful serve for a 5-3 lead. Serving for the set at 5-4, Tsitsipas hit three service winners to open a massive advantage after an hour and 32 minutes and move closer to the finish line.
Stefanos painted a perfect backhand down the line winner in the third set’s third game to earn break chances. He seized the first to make another big step toward victory. The Greek held after deuce in game four and sealed his triumph with another break a few minutes later after the Italian’s loose forehand.
Stefanos forged a 5-1 advantage with a service winner and emerged at the top with a hold at 30 in game eight for one of his finest wins at Majors and a place in the last four.
