Australian Open 2023: ‘Greek Warrior’ Stefanos Tsitsipas Battles His Way Into Final
News 18Stefanos Tsitsipas gives a vibe of Greek warriors that you see in movies – battling, struggling, huffing, puffing, yelling and if it were possible, bloodied. Mark Philippoussis, former Australian professional tennis player and now part of Tsitsipas’ team, believes the Greek has become more mature. “He’s done well in the past here and he’s got that respect from the crowd, they’re very well educated in their tennis and they love to watch a battle and one thing Stef does is he always leaves it on the court and he’s a great athlete,” Philippoussis had told Fox Sports. As Tsitsipas and Khachanov battled it out on Rod Laver Arena, over on Margaret Court Arena, a legend’s doubles match was on between the legendary Bob and Mike Bryan against Radek Stepanek and Marcos Baghdatis. A young Tsitsipas, inspired by Baghdatis’ exploits all those years ago said, “It was great seeing him battle against the great players of his time.