Major upsets occurred Sunday in the Australian open as great and known players crashed out and could not make Round 16 of the game.
The 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas ended the chances of Roger Federer winning a third consecutive Australian Open title on the Rod Laver Arena.
Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych in straight sets to progress to the quarter-finals.
Petra Kvitova defeated the American Amanda Anisimova in straight set on Rod Laver in the first match of the day, while Maria Sharapova was knocked out by Australian Ashleigh Barty.
American Sloane Stephens closes proceedings on the court, while Marin Cillic and Roberto Bautista Agut entertain the Margaret Court Arena crowd.
Tsitsipas, the Greek, who was not born when Federer made his professional debut, has rapidly established himself as one of the most exciting up-and-coming talents in the game and backed it up spectacularly with a 6-7 (11) 7-6 (3) 7-5 7-6 (5) victory to move through to a first slam quarter-final.
Federer had not lost a match at Melbourne Park since a semi-final defeat by Novak Djokovic in 2016 but his often-brilliant forehand was wayward, especially at the big moments, and he failed to take four set points in the second set which might well have changed the outcome.
“There’s nothing I can describe it to. I am the happiest man on earth.
“From the beginning I went in believing in myself and my abilities. Roger is a legend, he showed such a good tennis over the years, I’ve been analysing him since the age of six, and this is a dream to face him.
“Winning this – I cannot describe it.”
