The winner of the pair of Talon Grikspor or Botik van de Zandschulp, with both tennis players coming from the Netherlands, will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round of the Australian Open.
As the Greek champion stated after his victory over Rinki Hijikatahas not played with either of his two teammates and will be preparing properly to be ready for this challenge.
“I am very happy to compete in Rod Laver Arena. We had a great time with the national team, we bonded with the team. I would like to continue this after the tournament. I’ve been living in Australia a lot in the last few weeks, then we went to Perth and Sydney. There is also the Greek community here. Whenever I come back here I feel like home and maybe in the future I will get a house here“, were the first words of Tsitsipas.
He was then asked about Mark Philippoussi and replied: “Philippoussis has helped me with the serve, with the volley. We have put them in my game. He is humble you see, he is already gone. I think I’m moving in the right direction with him».
Regarding his next game in the first Grand Slam of the season, he underlined: “I haven’t faced either of them (Talon Grikspor or Botik van de Zandschulp). I will prepare properly for the next game.”
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