Tomas Machac eliminates Stefanos Tsitsipas and deserves Lorenzo Musetti

It will be Tomas Machac the’opponent of Lorenzo Musetti in the third round of the Australian Open 2026. The Stefanos Tsitsipas with the score of 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5).

A battle of more than three hours that highlighted the extraordinary mental solidity of the Czech, capable of bringing home two tie-breaks played with great lucidity.

For Tsitsipas, a finalist in Melbourne in 2023, there remains the regret of not being able to regain the brilliance of his best days: a few too many blanks and the difficulty in reacting in the decisive breaks ended up costing him the elimination.

On the contrary, Machac showed a complete and modern tennis: precise from the back of the court, aggressive when necessary and always a master of the highest pressure situations. Qualities that make him one of the most dangerous outsiders on the board.

The previous record between Musetti and Machac smiles on the Czech: in Marseille 2024 he won clearly 6-3, 6-2. Now, on the Australian Open stage, the challenge promises to be even more intense, with not only the passage of the round at stake, but also the chance to confirm himself at the highest level in a Slam.