{"id":106800,"date":"2021-02-11T09:58:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T09:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=106800"},"modified":"2021-02-11T09:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T09:58:59","slug":"tsitsipas-holds-off-kokkinakis-to-win-greek-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/tsitsipas-holds-off-kokkinakis-to-win-greek-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsitsipas holds off Kokkinakis to win Greek epic"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption class=\"Slideshow-description-447Md\">Slideshow <span>( 4 images )<\/span><\/figcaption><p>MELBOURNE (Reuters) &#8211; A Greek tragedy threatened to befall Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open on Thursday before the fifth seed steadied to fend off local wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 6-7(5) 6-4 and reach the third round.<\/p>\n<p>The day after Nick Kyrgios sent John Cain Arena into delirium with a thrilling comeback, 267th-ranked Greek-Australian Kokkinakis appeared set for the boilover of the tournament when he threaded a backhand down the line to send the match into a fifth at Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n<p>It was not to be, though, as Tsitsipas captured the decisive break in the fifth game and held on grimly to close out a four-hour 32-minute epic.<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas will meet Sweden\u2019s Mikael Ymer for a place in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-tennis-ausopen\/tsitsipas-holds-off-kokkinakis-to-win-greek-epic-idUSKBN2AB0QT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slideshow ( 4 images )MELBOURNE (Reuters) &#8211; 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