Roger Federer’s bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday as Greek wunderkind Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated the Swiss master 6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(5) and become his country’s first Grand Slam quarter-finalist. #Federer has not reached semi-finals at four straight Grand Slams – longest drought since first Grand Slam semifinal, final and title at 2003 Wimbledon. Before the Australian Open, the 20-year old beat Dominic Thiem (on two occassions), Alexander Zverev, Kevin Anderson (on two occassions) and Novak Djokovic. #Tsitsipas, 20, is the first player from Greece to reach Grand Slam quarterfinalsAdvertising#Both Tsitsipas and his quarterfinal opponent Bautista Agut will play their first Grand Slam quarterfinal when they meet on Tuesday. Agut beat Cilic Marin in the fourth round to set up clash against Tsitsipas in the quarters.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2019 15:06 UTC