'Just like Rafa Nadal' - Why 'unbelievable' Stefanos Tsitsipas is similar to legend at Australian Open - Wilander

Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has been left in awe of Stefanos Tsitsipas after the world No. 4 delivered arguably the performance of the tournament so far to defeat Jannik Sinner in straight sets. Tsitsipas reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a stunning showing against the rising Italian star, and he closed out what was supposed to be a tough challenge in only two hours and six minutes.

Ad/> The 23-year-old clinically converted all four of his break points as he raced his way into the last four, where he will play either Felix Auger-Aliassime or Daniil Medvedev, and Wilander could not have been more impressed. Australian OpenScintillating Tsitsipas blows away Sinner in straight sets to reach the semi-finals5 HOURS AGO «I think it’s the best Stefanos has played so far in this tournament,» Wilander said in the Cube. «His tactics today were very clear from the beginning, and his ball-striking was perfect.

»Even though he faced a tricky situation when the roof was closed, he showed a lot of experience. I thought it was going to be a really close match – in fact, I was thinking Sinner had a really good chance, and he had no chance in my eyes. «I think Stefanos’ game plan in every match is very similar, he is trying to take the ball as early as possible, take it on the rise, come forward.

He was so aggressive, he took over 60% of his shots on the rise, which is just unbelievable. »Tsitsipas played an amazing match to me, I was completely surprised. Stefanos is going to be a great ‘big-match’ player, he is always going to show up, just like Rafa Nadal.

«Yes, there will be a match when Rafa has not played well, but he is still a great ‘big-match’ player. So I think for Tsitsipas, it’s the same. Some days he is