Australian Open 2019 3rd Round - [14] Stefanos Tsitsipas - [19] Nikoloz Basilashvili

[NuBas]

He's playing now, the dirtiest player ever, but for some small team called Real Madrid.

Oooh soccer futbol.... I'm talking about tennis.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Sweet hold.

 

[NuBas]

Depending on how Federer plays today, neither these opponents should trouble him.

 

[AndyM]

tennis channel is sad they have 4 hours of coverage and they're going to immediately switch over to the mighty fed as soon as he comes on instead of watching continuing to watch this great match between tsitsipas and Basha viola

 

[TheIntrovert]

Godamnit Basil

 

[AndyM]

Wiw tsip was screwed

 

[NuBas]

Tsitsipas showing his true colors

 

[Al Czervik]

What just happened? I feel like tsetse got hosed out of a set.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Godamnit Basil

I agree, but Tsitsipas has been impressive. It's not over...

 

[NoleFam]

Tsits got some bad luck there. The set was his but the serve was called out but his reaction is too much. Now he has two time violations and a code violation.

 

[AndyM]

what's the line person correct it themselves but no one can hear them everyone thought he had an ace to win the set then he get a Time violation

 

[anfield]

Who heard the 'malaka' comment from Stephanos?

 

[RF-18]

Tsitsi giving death stare to the lineperson lol

 

[NuBas]

Tsits got some bad luck there. The set was his but the serve was called out but his reaction is too much. Now he has two time violations and a code violation.

I momentarily missed that point, what happened it was a let?

 

[NuBas]

Tsitsipas should have handled himself better though.

 

[True Fanerer]

Curious to see if Tsits can mentally recover from what happened last service game.

 

[NoleFam]

I momentarily missed that point, what happened it was a let?

He hit a service winner but the linesperson called it out so they had to replay the point. Then he berated the linesperson on the changeover. Umpire gave him a code violation because of that.

 

[r2473]

tennis channel is sad they have 4 hours of coverage and they're going to immediately switch over to the mighty fed as soon as he comes on instead of watching continuing to watch this great match between tsitsipas and Basha viola

Yup, all that’s on my TV is Carillo fawning over grandpa

 

[NoleFam]

I don't think I'm gonna be able to root for Tsits in the future. Lol. I never got why he got a bad rep but I see some of it today. Khachanov is probably gonna be my new fave from the new generation.

 

[Hmgraphite1]

Serve looked long should have shown the hawkeye

 

[NuBas]

I don't think I'm gonna be able to root for Tsits in the future. Lol. I never got why he got a bad rep but I see some of it today. Khachanov is probably gonna be my new fave from the new generation.

I didn't like him at the start, thought he was a diva. Then liked him late last year when he got on his run in Toronto I think but I feel same, he's not really as good as people think.

Chung, Khachanov, De Minaur and others are more respectful

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

I don't think I'm gonna be able to root for Tsits in the future. Lol. I never got why he got a bad rep but I see some of it today. Khachanov is probably gonna be my new fave from the new generation.

Why? If I were Tsitsipas I would be furious - can you imagine if any of the big 3 had this terrible of a call against them? it would not have been tolerated!

 

[junior74]

The level, the intensity...

 

[flyingboris]

Very nice point to finish the set

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

Two sets to 1 now... one more set for Tsitsipas. So glad he won that 3rd set, later than he should have though.

 

[TheIntrovert]

Great hitting from both players

 

[NoleFam]

I didn't like him at the start, thought he was a diva. Then liked him late last year when he got on his run in Toronto I think but I feel same, he's not really as good as people think.

Chung, Khachanov, De Minaur and others are more respectful

Yea he acted like an asshat towards that linesperson. I could see someone showing a little frustration and maybe having a few words for them but that was way over the top and uncalled for. I see why Bullsheet Russian had a problem with him.

 

[NoleFam]

Why? If I were Tsitsipas I would be furious - can you imagine if any of the big 3 had this terrible of a call against them? it would not have been tolerated!

Lol. The big 3 would have walked back to that line and hit another service winner or at least held serve. He lost his concentration and let it get him too upset and distracted him. Then I think he got another time violation before the replay and lost his 1st serve. That was his own fault.

 

[TheIntrovert]

I didn't like him at the start, thought he was a diva. Then liked him late last year when he got on his run in Toronto I think but I feel same, he's not really as good as people think.

Chung, Khachanov, De Minaur and others are more respectful

I’ve always felt like he has this air of arrogance around him, which I hate. I’m more of a fan of players like Minotaur and Shapo

 

[Pablo1989]

Great third set. I hope Tsisi win in four and having a good match against Roger

 

[NuBas]

I’ve always felt like he has this air of arrogance around him, which I hate. I’m more of a fan of players like Minotaur and Shapo

Big air

 

[NuBas]

Yea he acted like an asshat towards that linesperson. I could see someone showing a little frustration and maybe having a few words for them but that was way over the top and uncalled for. I see why Bullsheet Russian had a problem with him.

Medvedev is actually a decent guy. Already married like Khachanov and Fritz, good guys.

 

[anfield]

Tsitsipas is the rock star this next gen has been waiting for. He's just sure of himself, the right mentality to be a champion.

 

[prairiegirl]

Tsitsipas is the rock star this next gen has been waiting for. He's just sure of himself, the right mentality to be a champion.

If that's not overhype then I don't know what is. He barely won the second set over Basil and now the latter is clearly injured and checked out. So Tsitsipas got a huge break.

 

[prairiegirl]

I’ve always felt like he has this air of arrogance around him, which I hate. I’m more of a fan of players like Minotaur and Shapo

Yes, I see that too.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

Tsitsipas one game away from victory

 

[anfield]

ela re!

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

Hooray! Tsitsipas wins!

I hope he plays Fritz next!

 

[Hmgraphite1]

Fed just broke fritz in set 2, 6 5

 

[DRII]

I get it, he wants to win but there's a fine line between competitiveness and trying to cheat.

oh please

can always tell i made the right choice in a new player pick when the Djoko-nationalists start acting like haters!

still mad he beat your boy?

 

[icedevil0289]

I don't think I'm gonna be able to root for Tsits in the future. Lol. I never got why he got a bad rep but I see some of it today. Khachanov is probably gonna be my new fave from the new generation.

what happened?

 

[NoleFam]

what happened?

He just rubbed me the wrong way at times in his match yesterday.

 

[AndyM]

Nolefam don't you want tsip to take out fed?

 

[EllieK]

Is he any more arrogant than Djokovic was in his early days? I think he managed to hold himself together quite well. Many players would have been ranting and raving. The thing is that he hung in

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

I’ve always felt like he has this air of arrogance around him, which I hate. I’m more of a fan of players like Minotaur and Shapo

Check out his Twitter.

Tsitsipas is super cute!