Video - "Crikey, that was a ripsnorter mate"! Watch Stefanos Tsitsipas' hilarious attempt at speaking Aussie slang following his Australian Open first round win
Stefanos Tsitsipas attempted to woo the Melbourne faithful following his Australian Open first-round win on Monday (January 16), making an earnest try at speaking the Aussie slang.
The third seed opened his bid for a maiden Grand Slam title with a confident straight-sets win over Frenchman Quentyn Halys. After dropping just seven games in the opening two sets, the three-time Australian Open semifinalist faced sterner resistance in the third.
However, after squandering a match point in the ensuing tiebreak, Tsitsipas overcame the first-round hurdle at the Australian Open for the fifth straight year. In his on-court interview, the 24-year-old described his match against Halys as a 'ripsnorter', a quintessential Australian slang for 'humdinger'.
"Crikey, that was a ripsnorter mate! Really glad to be playing flat out, you know, like a lizard in the water," said the Greek star.
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"Crikey - that was a rip-snorter, mate!" 🤪
Stefanos Tsitsipas is getting on-board with the Aussie slang this year in Melbourne 🤣🇦🇺
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