Stefanos Tsitsipas has one of the greatest opportunities of his career at this year’s Australian Open. The Greek champion beat Talon Greekspur 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 to reach the “16” of the tournament.

On the contrary, Maria Sakkari was defeated by 28-year-old Zhou Lin (87th in the world) 6-7, 6-1, 4-6 and was eliminated from the rest of the tournaments. The Greek champion actually paid the price for poor mental management of the match, which led her to “cheap” mistakes, and allowed her Chinese opponent to achieve key “breaks” and decisive points, mainly through rallies. Among the surprises of the Grand Slam is the departure of Daniil Medvedev.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is determined to achieve his goal at the Australian Open this year. A goal that, if he achieves it, in addition to a valuable trophy, will also give him first place in the world rankings. Our champion in this event seems to have put his…bad habits behind him, he looks mature and with the addition of Marc Philippoussis to his team he has improved what he lacked and shows he can achieve more.

However, in order to achieve this and win the prestigious trophy, he will have to overcome four obstacles. The first of them bears the name of Yannick Sinner (16th in the world). Tsitsipas, after defeating Talon Greekspur, entered the “16” competition and, in fact, did not lose a single set.

There he will find a 21-year-old Italian who beat Marton Fuksovich (78th) 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. The two tennis players have met five times, of which Tsitsipas won four victories. One of them was at last year’s Melbourne Open. Tsitsipas’ meeting with Shiner is scheduled for tomorrow.

Eliminated from the Australian Open and Medvedev, who lost to Korda.

Daniil Medvedev (8th) ended his presence in the tournament, and Sebastian Korda (31st) after an amazing game won 7-6, 6-3, 7-6. In the 1/8 finals, the 22-year-old American will meet with the 11th racket of the world, Hubert Hurkatz.

It took Andy Murray (66th) over five hours to defeat Thanasis Kokkinakis (159th). The match ended at four in the morning (Australian time), and the first rays of the day caught the 35-year-old Scot in a 3-2 victory. In the 1/8 finals, Murray will play with Bautista Agut (25th).

Jiří Lehecka achieved another surprise in the tournament. The 21-year-old Czech (71st in the world) defeated Cameron Norrie (11th) 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to qualify for the 16s for the first time. There he will play Felix Oxer Aliassime (7th), who defeated Fran Cerudolo (29th) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. The winner of this match will “meet” the winner of the Tsitsipas-Shiner pair in the quarterfinals.

In “16” qualified Iga Sfiodek (1st place). The amazing Polish athlete easily beat Christina Buska 6:0, 6:1. In the 4th round she will play with Elena Rybakina (25th place). Jessica Pegula (6-0, 6-2 over Martha Costiguk) and Coco Goff (6-3, 6-2 over Bernarda Pera) also got tickets.