Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Taylor Fritz LIVE: Australian Open tennis scores and outcomes in the present day

Tsitsipas: “An epic match, that’s all I can say. I gave all the pieces and I’m pleased with the way in which I fought and stayed constant within the essential moments. I’m overwhelmed – it’s an excessive amount of. The stadium was on hearth and it’s too good to be true.”

In the meantime, and similtaneously Tsitsipas was successful match level on Rod Laver, Kaia Kanepi has outlasted quantity two seed Aryna Sabalenka on the third set tiebreak!

Kanepi is thru to a primary Australian Open quarter-final on the age of 36 after one other tense match that went the space, and Sabalenka crashes out.

Right here we go, Tsitsipas to serve for the match. Fritz opens the tenth recreation of the decider with a stunner, nonetheless, as he hits a good looking passing forehand down the road on the run!

Tsitsipas punishes a brief return from Fritz into the nook – earlier than Fritz’s struggles on the web proceed as he can’t return one other dipping forehand from Tsitsipas.

An enormous serve down the center from the Greek brings up match level – and after a smash from Tsitsipas into the nook, Fritz’s return goes lengthy!

What a match – and Tsitsipas battles on!

Tsitsipas takes a giant opening level within the ninth recreation after duelling backhands with Fritz – solely to web himself with a tame return.

Tsitsipas then edges forward as Fritz goes extensive on a backhand however the Greek commits an extra error to deliver up 30-30.

However Fritz blinks! Watching a stress second serve, Fritz double faults handy Tsitsipas a break level.

He can’t take it, as a poor forehand from Tsitsipas drifts lengthy, however Fritz can’t purchase a primary serve in the meanwhile and he commits an error himself to get again into hassle.

And there’s the break! Tsitsipas chases down a Fritz drive into the nook and pings a dipping forehand down low, however Fritz can’t make the volley!

That was tense – however Tsitsipas is only one recreation away!

Fritz plucks a ball out of the sky to fireplace a winner previous Tsitsipas, who responds with a intelligent sliced volley.

Two aces from Tsitsipas continues the theme of the set to date – and he wraps up the maintain with a smash that Fritz can’t return.

One other fast maintain as we edge nearer to a deciding tiebreak.

Fritz makes quick work of the subsequent recreation with a 60-second maintain that included three aces. The American has received 11 factors in a row on serve.

What some extent, however Tsitsipas holds on! Sensible defence from Fritz to lob Tsitsipas after retrieving a volley, to then put away the smash and transfer to 15-30 on the Greek’s serve. Tsitsipas responds with an ace down the center and Fritz then blinks and goes lengthy. An additional ace from Tsitsipas seals the maintain.

A forehand winner from Tsitsipas and an ace down the center earns the Greek a cushty maintain on serve. Fritz responds with an ace of his personal, adopted by a forehand smash and an unreturnable serve, to carry to like. We’ve raced by way of the primary 5 video games of the decider in simply 20 minutes. Thus far, the primary 4 units had been all one by a single break of serve.

Fritz will get somewhat tight as he stretches for a second serve and commits the double fault, however Tsitsipas then makes two unforced errors on the backhand facet that each drift lengthy. A very wayward backhand from Tsitsipas on a Fritz second serve will get him the maintain.

Fritz comes out and takes the opening service recreation, sealed after Tsitsipas went lengthy on his forehand.

Tsitsipas was given one other warning by the umpire throughout the changeover for teaching. The umpire is sad that Tsitsipas’ field is giving him messages throughout the match.