Tsitsipas dances into Australian Open semis

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Stefanos Tsitsipas

MELBOURNE (Reuters): After a phenomenal performance against Jannik Sinner on Wednesday, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas feels as though he is in the zone to produce something special at the 2022 Australian Open.

The fourth seed credited his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 defeat of the Italian in just over two hours on Rod Laver Arena to adopting a more humble approach to tennis after some setbacks.

Injuries, including the elbow problem that threatened his participation in Melbourne this year, and difficult defeats had taught him the importance of remaining grounded.

Tsitsipas is hoping it will be third time lucky for him in an Australian Open semi-final.

After defeating Roger Federer on the way to a semi-final in 2019, he found Rafael Nadal too strong.

Last February, he defeated Nadal in the quarter-finals after dropping the first two sets, but was beaten by Daniil Medvedev in his next match.