“And to put it into words, that is what Australia means to me.” “So I would really like to provide – give an opportunity to kids here in this state to build a school and provide them with free education and anything else. I saw Victoria was the state of education and there is an idea for me over there that came to my mind and I saw how difficult it is for a lot of kids around the world to go to school and get proper education which is important, because, you know, not all kids grow up privileged. “Let’s put tennis to the side because there are a lot more important things in life. I would like to do that,” Tsitsipas said. “I have recently been putting a lot in when it comes to charity, and I would love one day hopefully, winning the Aussie Open and giving every portion of the prizemoney to build a school in Victoria, which is the state of education. However, trying not to get caught up in his promise to move to Australia, Tsitsipas did pledge to open a school in Victoria if he came away with the Australian Open title and its $2.975m in prizemoney. The 24-year-old Greek star, who is looking to breakthrough for his first grand slam victory after falling short in the 2021 French Open final, has endeared himself to Aussie crowds at the event, and did so once again.Įarlier in the event, he used Aussie slang, then he said he’d buy a house in Australia when he retired.Īnd now Tsitsipas has his eyes on an Aussie treasure, Hollywood actress Margot Robbie. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. 71 in the world but defeated 21st seed Borna Coric, 11th seed Cam Norrie and 6th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime on his way to the quarterfinals.īut Tsitsipas was way too strong, breezing through the match in straight sets to set up a mouth-watering clash against in-form Russian Karen Khachanov in the semi-finals. Ledecka had entered the tournament ranked No.

4 Stefanos Tsitsipas is into the semi-finals of the Australian Open after pulling off a dominant 6-3 7-6 6-4 win over giant-killer Jiri Lehecka.

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