TENNIS : ROGER FEDERER SHOCK EXIT AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN; KO’D BY FORMER FAN 20-YEAR-OLD STEFANOS TSITSIPAS !
20-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION ROGER FEDERER HAS BEEN SENSATIONALLY KNOCKED-OUT OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN BY HIS FORMER FAN, 20-YEAR-OLD GREEK RISING STAR STEFANOS TSITSIPAS IN A 4-SET THRILLER IN THE 4TH ROUND, 6-7; 7-6; 7-5; 7-6, IN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS 'CHANGING OF THE GUARD" WHICH COULD NOW BE HAPPENING MUCH QUICKER THAN WE THOUGHT.
BUT 'THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME' WOULDN'T AGREE TO THAT - - JUST AS YET.
"I'VE HEARD THAT STORY, THE LAST 10 YEARS. . . NOTHING NEW THERE", FEDERER COLDLY DISMISSED JOHN MCENROE’S LINE IN HIS ON-COURT INTERVIEW WITH STEFANOS, POST-MATCH.
STEFANOS TSITSIPAS IS A BIG FAN OF ROGER FEDERER, AND HAS BEEN IDOLISING 'THE MAESTRO' SINCE HE WAS SIX.
"MY IDOL, TODAY BECAME PRETTY MUCH MY RIVAL", DECLARED THE NEW GREEK YOUNG SENSATION.
“I'M THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH, RIGHT NOW”, HE EXCLAIMED.
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He's done it!@StefTsitsipas knocks out defending champion Roger Federer 6-7(11) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-6(5) to reach his first quarterfinal at a Grand Slam.#AusOpen #AOFiredUp pic.twitter.com/Vz8sQa0AT1— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 20 January 2019
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"It was a dream for me come true just being on Rod Laver Arena."@StefTsitsipas applauds the @RodLaverArena crowd 💯#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/EEzWDsCP04— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 20 January 2019
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.@StefTsitsipas is mixing things up on the tennis court 🎾— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 20 January 2019
It's clearly working 👊#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/3q17cc8AZ4
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Ousts Roger Federer From the Australian Open https://t.co/8brCuf1P4L— The New York Times (@nytimes) 20 January 2019
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.@rogerfederer: "I lost to a better player who was playing very well tonight. Hung in there, gave himself chances at some point, stayed calm. It's not always easy, especially for younger guys. Credit to him for taking care of that."#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/F60r32OdnX— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 20 January 2019
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Roger Federer is OUT of the Australian Open.— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) 20 January 2019
20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas is in the quarter-finals.
REACTION 👉 https://t.co/h9jMetqsdV #bbctennis #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/gzeUxwp2cf
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) 20 January 2019
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"I'm the happiest man on earth right now."— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 20 January 2019
20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas stunned Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
👉 https://t.co/rbrXCXU3Ym pic.twitter.com/gLdHYCthDJ
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Roger Federer crashes out of Australian Open in shock four-set loss to Stefanos Tsitsipashttps://t.co/gJGVoupyB6 pic.twitter.com/ySCKgNSECt— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) 20 January 2019
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Defending champion Roger Federer upset by Stefanos Tsitsipas at Australian Open https://t.co/qtyjegmbe2 pic.twitter.com/I9CfgMIcOJ— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) 20 January 2019
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Roger Federer crashes out of Australian Openhttps://t.co/UTC88KWQRY pic.twitter.com/rfGkyXIm03— Sun Sport (@SunSport) 20 January 2019
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Education, very good countries, always bring good things. - - - STEFANOS TSITSIPAS Via TWITTER.
Η παιδεία, καθάπερ ευδαίμων χώρα, πάντα τ’ αγαθά φέρει. pic.twitter.com/zhrCD1m95O— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@StefTsitsipas) 20 January 2019
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UPSET!— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) 20 January 2019
20-year-old Stefanos Tsitipas beats two-time defending champion Roger Federer, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6, to reach the Australian Open quarterfinal.
Federer was 0/12 on break points in the match. pic.twitter.com/IXK5yIHjn1
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Roger Federer's loss in the Australian Open is the latest sign tennis' Big Four are finally in decline https://t.co/eTtolvwLAJ— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) 20 January 2019
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2001: 19-year-old Roger Federer beats seven-time champion Pete Sampras in the Wimbledon round of 16— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) 20 January 2019
2019: 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas beats six-time champion Roger Federer in the Australian Open round of 16 pic.twitter.com/kqppfl5O4o
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"It was something—a beginning of something really big."— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) 20 January 2019
“My idol today became pretty much my rival.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas thinks big, plays bigger in a 6-7 (11), 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (5) fourth-round upset of two-time defending #AusOpen champion Roger Federer: https://t.co/M5sDDvC4Xe pic.twitter.com/u6uGhdAvbx
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Roger Federer, 2-time defending champ, upset at Australian Open: https://t.co/LuqvG9T3u5 pic.twitter.com/lr4eDCQxpz— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) 20 January 2019
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Roger Federer stunned by Stefanos Tsitsipas in Australian Open match full of 'regrets' https://t.co/aEau7ZidD5 pic.twitter.com/y1LDIhThFa— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) 21 January 2019
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Roger Federer snaps back at John McEnroe's comment after his shock Australian Open defeathttps://t.co/eIsWZSp1dR pic.twitter.com/M3yKRAfmxc— Independent Sport (@IndoSport) 20 January 2019
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Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Roger Federer in four-set thriller at #AusOpen https://t.co/XG8DdUdRi3 pic.twitter.com/XpQaPCSre3— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 20 January 2019
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The pair's only previous meeting in the mixed team Hopman Cup earlier this month was a tight affair where Federer had won courtesy of two tiebreaks.https://t.co/uAfqUW0BWG— News18.com (@news18dotcom) 21 January 2019
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In shocking upset, Roger Federer ousted from the Australian Open. https://t.co/3VdoLlOrOb pic.twitter.com/k5ctXlMLLi— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) 20 January 2019
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2001: Roger Federer, ranked 15th with one title to his name, beats Pete Sampras in the fourth round of #Wimbledon— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 20 January 2019
2019: @StefTsitsipas, ranked 15th with one title to his name, beats Roger Federer in the fourth round of the #AusOpenhttps://t.co/WUHowPWuSe
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#StefanosTsitsipas in dreamland after shocking #RogerFederer at #AustralianOpen#AustralianOpen2019— NDTV Sports (@Sports_NDTV) 20 January 2019
READ: https://t.co/yxSbT9Kh77 pic.twitter.com/0hlSEjrjO3
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