Stefanos Tsitsipas produced a blockbuster efficiency to achieve the Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday then despatched out an invite to actress Margot Robbie to come back and help him.
The Greek, who enjoys nice help in Melbourne, stunned followers throughout his on-court interview after beating Czech Jiri Lehecka by admitting he was a giant fan of Robbie, who most just lately starred within the movie “Babylon”.
“Australia is such a great country,” Tsitsipas mentioned. “I like a lot of Aussie things. One of my favourite actresses comes from here, Margot Robbie.”
Pushed to shed extra mild on his obvious crush by interviewer Jim Courier, the 24-year-old Tsitsipas added: “It would be nice to see her here one day,” confirming that it was an invite for her to come back and watch.
Tsitsipas will play Russian Karen Khachanov in his fourth Australian Open semi-final, hoping to go one step additional than on the earlier events.
He will definitely be favorite in opposition to Khachanov and Tsitsipas says he feels in nice form, highlighting a brand new psychological edge in his quest to win his first Grand Slam title.
“I’m feeling great with my tennis. I don’t think I felt so good in a long time. I will definitely say yes to it,” the third seed instructed reporters. “I’m a different player, playing different.
“My mentality is different. When I’m out on the court, I don’t really think of negatives, to be honest. I just go out there and play the game.”
Tsitsipas, who reached the French Open ultimate in 2021 when he misplaced to Novak Djokovic, has seen different younger gamers transfer previous him within the rankings, however mentioned it doesn’t concern him and was comfortable that the main target switches to others.
“I passed through this myself. At some point it fades out a little bit ‘cause you are an adult. You are not any more a kid. These guys are still sort of in the transition mode. They’re still there,” he mentioned.
“I’m very happy to be out on the court. I’m very happy to be performing. I’m very happy to hit some good shots. It’s just this whole dynamic that has made me very hungry and has created a lot of desire for me to be playing tennis.”