VIDEO: Bizarre shot! Greek tennis player Tsitsipas left his opponent dumbfounded after hitting a shot in his own half

Stefanos Tsitsipas performed a truly bizarre stunt in the first round of the Australian Open against Belgian Bergs. Experts agree that even though we are only halfway through January, his winning ball will be a candidate for shot of the year.

Stefanos Tsitsipas would like to repeat at least last year’s final at the Australian Open

A contender for stroke of the year as early as mid-January? It may seem like a bold prediction. Not quite. In fact, the Greek tennis player showed a stroke in the very first round of the Australian Open that you just often don’t see.

Tsitsipas is one of the most successful Greek tennis players in history. The former number three in the world rankings is admittedly on a slight decline from his greatest glory. However, he is still one of the candidates to advance to the later stages of the tournament in Melbourne.

The current ranking seven would like to follow up last year’s participation in the tournament. In that one, he made it all the way to the final. Unfortunately, the 25-year-old Greek was not able to beat the current king of the sport, Novak Djokovic.

But the road to repeating last year’s success was certainly not easy. In the first round, Tsitsipas had a tough time with Belgian Ziza Bergs. He surprisingly took the first set from him and it was going to be a surprise.

In the second set, he landed a truly bizarre punch that became a social media hit

However, in the second set, there was a moment that gave the Greek star his confidence back. After winning the game, a break came in the second game, which Tsitsipas fought incredibly.

Bergs’ volley just over the net got reversed in such a way that the ball came back to his half. But Tsitsipas didn’t give up on the loose ball, he finished it and delivered a shot that immediately went viral on social media. The opponent just stood in mute amazement, unable to believe his own eyes.

The Greek favourite thus won an important game on his side and from then on it was his match. After sets of 7:5, 1:6, 1:6 and 3:6, he will advance to the next round where he will face Australian Jordan Thompson.

The tennis player himself shook his head after the match at the unusual blow. ” That shot was exceptional,” Tsitsipas said after the match. “I don’t even know how I did it.”

“Originally, I thought for a split second I was going to have to focus on the next ball. But I didn’t want to give it up and it ended up being the winning shot that turned the match around,” he said, delighted with his winning entry into the tournament and the shot that went around the world.

Source: Australian Open, Talksport, X