Stefanos Tsitsipas to play Nick Kyrgios next up At Wimbledon

Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview: “It was a great match today. I got the crowd involved and even though I am not a Brit, I really felt the love from the crowd and that pushed me”

Stefanos Tsitsipas is to play Nick Kyrgios on Thursday when he sailed past Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third round at Wimbledon for the second time. The Greek looked unstoppable in his two-hour and four-minute clash against Thompson on Court 1, opening his shoulders to dictate from the baseline. The fourth seed, who is making his fifth appearance at Wimbledon, struck 29 winners and broke the Australian six times to improve to 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head series.

“It was a great match today. I got the crowd involved and even though I am not a Brit, I really felt the love from the crowd and that pushed me,” Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview

“Last year was a completely different story [compared] to this year,” he added. “I wasn’t really that involved with [my movement] behind the ball. It is great to see that evolution this year. I feel grass suites my game perfectly. I am happy when I see the level of tennis I played today. As long as everything works, I am happy to see where that will lead me.”