Seppi Stuns Tsitsipas In Sydney

Italy’s Andreas Seppi knocked out top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas with a nerve-free performance 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday at the Sydney International. The 34-year-old Italian saved six of seven break points against Greece’s #NextGenATP star, and when it came time to serve for the match, Seppi didn’t flinch.

The Italian, who broke at 4-4 in the third, served out the quarter-final to love to reach his third Sydney semi-final (2013, 2016). “I always play my best tennis in Australia so I really enjoy playing here,” Seppi said.

Tsitsipas, No. 15 in the ATP Rankings, hit 15 aces but donated seven double faults to the Italian veteran, who will meet either third seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina or Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the semi-final.