Image Source : AP Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, smiles after defeating France’s Gilles Simon after their first spherical match on the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 9
Fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas capped the Day 2 program on Rod Laver Arena by routing French veteran Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.
Tsitsipas has loads of assist inside Melbourne’s giant Greek neighborhood and felt at dwelling in an prolonged on-court interview.
Tsitsipas says “I honestly wasn’t expecting it to come so easily. It was a great match from my side,”
There can be followers with divided loyalties in his subsequent match towards Australian wild-card entry Thanasi Kokkinakis within the second spherical.
Kokkinakis has Greek heritage and in addition has an enormous following regardless of his rating dropping to 267 following struggles with sickness and accidents.
He hit 19 aces in a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 win over Kwon Soon-woo.
