The Greek has engineered the point of the tournament, and an important victory for himself and his country. “That dive was everything.”
That’s what 19-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas said of the dive that helped him close out the seventh game of his 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory over American Jared Donaldson. You can view it below—prepare to have your mind blow.
“Welcome to the future of men’s tennis!”
19-year-old @StefTsitsipas defeats Jared Donaldson 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round – we won't tire of seeing more shots like this 😲#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/KXmEqxbtMq
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2018
Tsitsipas, playing in his second Wimbledon, moves on to the third round at a major for the first time. He’ll face a friend in Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano.
Fabbiano defeated Stan Wawrinka in three sets to reach the third round at Wimbledon for the first time.
“I know him very well, we are very good friends with him actually,” Tsitsipas told a small gathering of reporters on Thursday afternoon. “It’s definitely going to be a tough battle against him, playing a guy who I know that well. … He’s a really nice guy but it will not matter tomorrow because tomorrow is a new day, a new beginning and what I need to do is play my game and stay humble because the tournament has just begun for me. It is an opportunity, I think of it as my chance.”
