Stefanos Tsitsipas edges four-set thriller with Nikoloz Basilashvili to book spot in Australian Open last-16
By Nathan Salt For Mailonline
Published: 03:06 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 03:13 GMT, 18 January 2019
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Stefanos Tsitsipas proved he will not go down without a fight as he dug deep to edge a four-set thriller against big-hitting Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili to earn a potential match against Roger Federer.
He was given a time penalty, even a warning from the chair umpire at one stage, but the 20-year-old star showed why he is viewed as a future world No 1 contender with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory on the Margaret Court Arena.
After 31 minutes, it all seemed routine. Tsitsipas took the first set 6-3 and Basilashvili appeared to have no
