Fighting back from two sets to one down, Stefanos Tsitsipas outlasts American 20th seed Taylor Fritz to win a thriller in the fourth round at Melbourne Park.
Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a gruelling fourth-round battle with Taylor Fritz, twice coming from a set behind to win 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.A break of serve in the ninth game of the final set helped Tsitsipas clinch victoryAt just past midnight on Rod Laver Arena, the Greek ended 20th seed Fritz's resistance to set up a clash with Italian 11th seed Jannik Sinner.
Fritz used his destructive forehand to great effect throughout the contest and Tsitsipas looked under pressure in the first set, often struggling to beat the shot clock when serving. Another forehand error allowed Tsitsipas to level the match although he initially seemed unaware the set was his.
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