Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Taylor Fritz in epic to reach Australian Open quarter-finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas outlasted Taylor Fritz to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in a five set epic on Rod Laver Arena. The fourth seed came through 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an entertaining match, setting up a last eight tie with Italy's Jannik Sinner.

Ad/> «An epic match,» said Tsitsipas afterwards. /> Australian Open'I've been loving her music' — Tsitsipas a big fan of Shakira and DiCaprio2 HOURS AGO I gave everything on the court and I am very proud of the way I fought and the way I stayed consistent in the crucial moments.

I am overwhelmed, the stadium was fire." Tsitsipas had won both of their previous meetings heading into the match, but it was the big hitting Fritz who drew first blood — pushing hard in the fifth game before he broke the fourth seed’s serve two games later to 15. The big hitting American held his nerve to see out the set 6-4.

/> But Tsitsipas recovered well and after both players had relatively straight forward service games for most of the set, the Greek player got the crucial break at 5-4 to level the match. Fritz immediately piled on the pressure at the start of the third set, seeing four break points come and go in the opening game, before he broke the resistance of Tsitsipas in the seventh game on his third break point.

He almost secured a double break — and the set — again wasting three break points, before he served out the set to love to take a 2-1 lead. 'I freaking can't pee?' — Medvedev rages at umpire in match against 'dinosaur' Cressy 'I'm not happy with what I said' — Medvedev express regret for Cressy mind games Sabalenka becomes highest seed to fall at Australian Open, beaten by Kanepi Tsitsipas pushed in the seventh game of the fourth set, as Fritz’s usually reliable