Having toppled 20-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday, an overwhelmed Stefanos Tsitsipas felt thrilled to have turned his idol into a “rival”. This match point is going to stay, I’m pretty much sure, forever, for the rest of my life. My idol today became pretty much my rival.”Melbourne’s large Greek community came out in force at Melbourne Park and belted out songs of support at the Grand Slam Garden adjacent to the stadium. It will be a match of two maiden Grand Slam quarter-finalists and Tsitsipas was confident he could progress, so long as he kept humble. “But if I manage to keep the same levels of concentration like I did today, same patience, same mental toughness, willing to fight, I’m pretty sure it’s going to go pretty well.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2019 15:56 UTC