Stefanos Tsitsipas is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the fourth time since 2019 after beating Jiri Lehecka in straight sets, but it almost came crashing to a sudden stop after a moment of frustration in the third set.
abc.net.au/news/stefanos-tsitsipas-ball-kid-australian-open-jiri-lehecka/101889726Stefanos Tsitsipas has charged into his fourth Australian Open semifinal in five years as he chases an elusive breakthrough grand slam title, but it almost came crashing to a sudden stop after a moment of frustration in the third set.Novak Djokovic was defaulted for hitting a linesperson at the 2020 US Open
Tsitsipas worked his way through the gears against Jiri Lehecka on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night to end the young Czech's fairytale run at the quarterfinal stage with an impressive 6-3, 7-6 , 6-4 victory. Leading 4-3 in what turned out to be the final set, Tsitsipas was beaten by a Lehecka winner and slapped at the ball after it rebounded off the back wall.Two-time Australian Open champion Jim Courier in commentary drew comparison to the incident at the 2020 US Open when
Tsitsipas after the match said the ball was "pretty far away" from the ball kid, but acknowledged he "shouldn't have done it".
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