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Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: In Tuesday’s Quarter-Final match, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic 6-3/ 7-6/ 6-4 to go to the Australian Open Semi-Finals for the 4th time. The 3rd seed easily won the 1st set following having broken a nervous Lehecka sooner on. But the 21-year-old, who has had a breakthrough Campaign, clawed back strongly after that.

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Tsitsipas after the win, (Picture Courtesy- Reuters)

Prior to traveling to Melbourne, Lehecka, who had never claimed a Grand Slam encounter. Utilized his strong foundation game to keep up with Tsitsipas in the 2nd set. However, the Greek upped his approach to easily win the tiebreak. At 3-3 in the 3rd set, Tsitsipas had to save 3 straight break points from Lehecka. As he attempted to prolong the Rod Laver Arena match.

Jiri Lehecka was overpowered by the Greek

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: When Lehecka served at 4-5, the 24-year-old Tsitsipas pounced, gaining match point with a spectacular backhand lob and winning the contest when his opponent missed a backhand.

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Jiri Lehecka during the contest, (Picture Courtesy- Shutterstock)

Grand Slam encounters usually come down to the finest of differences, and on Tuesday at the Australian Open, which was the case for Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jiri Lehecka. Lehecka 21, hitting comfortably from the sideline the entire time, but he failed to replicate the Greek’s precise accuracy at crucial times.

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: Tsitsipas was full of energy throughout

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: In the 2 hours and 17 minutes of play against Lehecka, Tsitsipas saved all 8 break points he came up against, routinely generating accurate and potent serves to get out of tough circumstances. The World No. 4 won thanks to solitary breakthroughs in the 1st and 3rd sets during Tsitsipas vs Lehecka contest.

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Tsitsipas in action during the match, (Picture Courtesy- AP)

Respectively, and a brilliant tie-break performance in the 2nd. Tsitsipas is now 9-0 for the 2023 Campaign. As he gets ready to participate in his 4th Semi-Final at Melbourne Park.

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: Jiri Lehecka’s commendable performance

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: Stefanos Tsitsipas increased his streak at the Grand Slam Quarter-Finals to 6-0 with the win. Karen Khachanov would be his opposition in the Semi-Finals. As the 18th seed earlier defeated Sebastian Korda 7-6/ 6-3/ 3-0 before the American withdrew due to a wrist ailment.

Lehecka strikes a forehand shot, (Picture Courtesy- AP)

Jiri Lehecka lost, but he can look back on a strong performance in Melbourne. Where he entered still seeking his maiden Grand Slam game victory. Whereas prior to this, Lehecka outplayed 21st seed Borna Coric, 6th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, 11th seed Cameron Norrie.

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: Tsitsipas to face Khachanov

Tsitsipas vs Lehecka: The Czech Lehecka has climbed 32 spots to No. 39 in the ATP Live Standings as a consequence of his success in Melbourne. The player completed his 2022 Season in a positive manner. By advancing to the Finale match at the Next Gen ATP.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, (Picture Courtesy- Twitter)

Tsitsipas will again have a significant amount of backing from the many Greek-origin fans in Melbourne when he plays Russian Karen Khachanov in the Semi-Final.

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