Stefanos Tsitsipas twice smashed his racket onto his bag as he exited the Australian Open in the first round against young American Alex Michelsen. Tsitsipas, who is enduring a miserable run of Grand Slam form,

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Stefanos Tsitsipas will be hoping that a return 'home' to Melbourne will bring the best out of him during the Australian Open after an inconsistent 2024. Tsitsipas has always called the Australian Open his 'home' grand slam due to the presence of the greek population in Melbourne and their support.

Alex Michelsen produced the biggest win so far of his fledgling career to upset 2023 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the Australian Open and the first person he credited was his mom.

Paula Badosa asked the Australian Open crowd to give a round of applause for her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas, who is “not having the best moment” in Melbourne. Tsitsipas, a runner-up in 2023, crashed out of the opening Grand Slam of the year to American star Alex Michelsen on the second day of the tournament.

American tennis player Alex Michelsen defeated Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open.

The name Stefanos Tsitsipas is well known to tennis fans across the world. At 26-years-of age, he’s stormed into the top ATP lists with a current rank of #11 and a career high of #3. The professional tennis player is well known for having an edge to his game that’s said to one day rival that of Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal .

Sinner has not lost a grand-slam match on hard courts since the 2023 US Open, while his 7-6 (2) 7-6 (5) 6-1 victory over Chile’s Nicolas Jarry made it 15 consecutive victories in all tournaments dating back to a defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in Beijing in early October.

No. 11-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet No. 41 Alex Michelsen in the Australian Open Round of 128 on Saturday, January 11.His last time out, Tsitsipas fell to Michelsen 6-4, 1-6, 2-6 in the

Stefanos Tsitsipas, once a finalist at the Australian Open, faced an unexpected first-round exit in this year’s tournament — and he believes it might be “karma."

In reality, the world No 12 and two-time grand slam finalist had just lost in the opening round of the Australian Open, suffering a shock defeat to the 20-year-old American Alex Michelsen. It was also the second grand slam in a row where the Greek had lost in the first round.

Women stars like Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff advance as well; plenty for locals to cheer as seven Aussies progress. Read more at straitstimes.com.