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Melbourne (Australia) – Roger Federer's campaign to win the Australian Open for the third time in a row after his surprise defeat against Greek Stefanos Tetipas in the fourth round. After the overthrow of Switzerland, Titipas became the first Greek player to qualify for the quarterfinals of a major tournament.
Tetipas, 20, beat Federer 6-6, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6 in the spotlight at Rod Lever Stadium under the enthusiastic encouragement of Melbourne Park's Greek fans.
The second seed, Rafael Nadal, easily took his place in the quarterfinals. Nadal defeated Czech Tomas Berdych in three sets without a reply. "Berdiche made a lot of mistakes in an unusual way," said Nadal. Nadal will meet in the quarter-finals with American Francis Tiafoy.
"This will be the first time we meet," Nadal said of his next opponent. "He's very fast and he can quickly change the direction of his body, he's heading quickly to the net to see what's going on." Tiavoy celebrated his 21st birthday by qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Australian championship.
Tiavoy defeated Bulgaria's Gregor Dimitrov, a 20-year-old Bulgarian, in a marathon match. Tiavoy has made short work of Dimitrov. "I can not do anything, he runs like crazy, I have to sleep now," Tiavoy said about his face against Nadal. "I have been playing for several years and my face in the quarterfinals of one of the Grand Slam tournaments means the world to me." Roberto Bautista scored for the first time in the quarterfinals
For one of the Grand Slam tournaments. Agot beat sixth seed Croatian Marin Celic in a five-team marathon. "I qualified for the quarter-finals and that's the most important thing," said Bautista Agot. "I did a great job for the season, I worked a lot over the years, my goal was to qualify for the Grand Slam quarterfinals."
American Danielle Collins has managed to oust Germany's number two German Angelique Kerber from Australia. Collins booked his place in the quarter-finals by beating Kirper easily in two sets without an answer in the fourth round.
The 25-year-old who ranked 35th in the world but did not qualify for the Australian championship, only took 20 minutes to settle the first set. Kerber did not regain his balance in the second set of Collins.
"I was not exactly in my day, I did not show my usual level.I played Collins very well.I think that she did one of his best matches, "said Kerber.
"I was trying, but I was not reaching my usual pace.All during the match, I tried everything, I tried to beat myself even in the second set." "I was not able to play the game I was used to, I did not move well, my mission strikes were not good," she said. . "I may not have won a Grand Slam game before, but I think it's starting to happen," Collins said. The Australian Ashley Party also eliminated the Russian Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.
Barty managed to turn his back on him in the first set to win. "She's a real heroine, she's never received, I was confident in my ability to keep up," Barty said. Barty meets Czech Petra Kvetova in his first Grand Slam appearance. Kvetova defeated new American Amanda Ensyimova.
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