In the end, the youngster produced a show of his life to topple the great rival and become the first player with a win over Roger in Melbourne since 2016, fending off all 12 break points and throwing everything he had on Federer to emerge as the winner in the match he will never forget! Blasting 20 aces and coming to the net almost 70 times, Tsitsipas let Roger taste some of his own medicine, playing a bold and valiant tennis for nearly four hours to reach the tennis Pantheon.
They had a similar number of winners but the Greek managed to tame his shots in a better way, firing bullets from both wings to outplay Roger who fought like a lion before having to lay the weapons down. The Swiss was on a high level as well, facing only three break points in the entire match and losing serve once, a true testimony of how good and close the match was.
He missed some easy forehands in the crucial moments and despite winning a very tight opening set he had to acknowledge the defeat and conclude his Melbourne streak at 17 wins. Never stepping back even for an inch, Tsitsipas fends off two break points at the start of the match and despite wasting three set points in the tie break he never stopped believing, fighting for every point and enjoying on the court.
He saved eight break points in set number two, including four set points at 4-5 that were crucial for his win, winning the tie break and prevailing in the third set with a single break to turn the scoreboard around and move a set away from the victory.
The fourth set saw no break points and Stefanos managed to keep his coolness in the tie break to bring the match home and start an emotional celebration. <table
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