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Eleni Efthimiou becomes first Greek Australian to swim across the Corinth Canal

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Eleni Efthimiou becomes first Greek Australian to swim across the Corinth Canal

By George Tserdanis.

15-year-old Greek Australian, Eleni Efthimiou, has made history after placing second against all odds in a swimming race across the Corinth Canal in Greece on September 24. The Sydney girl also came in first place in the Marathon bay competition.

For many, these achievements come as no surprise as Eleni has been a shining star in the Australian swimming arena for many years.

Eleni has been swimming since she was three years old and is a member of the Carlile Swim Club, as well as the pre-national team. She has participated in the NSW State Championship in the 400m freestyle and in the Open Water Championships (5km). 

15-year-old Greek Australian, Eleni Efthimiou, has made history after placing second against all odds in a race across the Corinth Canal in Greece.

For the last two years, she has participated in the Australian Open Water Championship (5 km in the ocean). She was also a member of the 4 x 1.25 kilometre team (under 14 years old), which won a silver medal at the Australian Open Water Championships.

But still, nothing compares to Eleni’s participation in the Corinth Canal race. She was one of 600 participants who were invited to swim a total of 6.5 kilometres across the Canal.

Always by her side during the competition were members of her family, including her mother Suzie Efthimiou, her father Bill, her grandmother and her grandmother’s first cousin and well-known wrestler, George Zorbas.

Always by her side during the competition were members of her family, including her mother Suzie Efthimiou, her father Bill and her grandmother.

Eleni’s mother encouraged her to enter the race in the first place and she tells The Greek Herald that she went through moments of great anxiety as she watched some of the competitors drop out of the race, only to find her own daughter “disappear” in the currents.

“Imagine feeling like I was losing sight of my daughter, climbing up and down the bridge and thinking that if something happened to her I would be the reason I did everything she could to get involved,” Suzie tells The Greek Herald.

She later recalled the moment she saw her daughter reach a short distance from the finish line and compete with another swimmer who was trying to overtake her, managing to finish before him.

An impressive achievement winning her the admiration and praise of many!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How early detection can save lives

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How early detection can save lives

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. To help do our part, The Greek Herald has compiled a list of important facts about breast cancer, with a special focus on the importance of early detection.

What is breast cancer:

Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast.

In Australia, it is the second largest cause of death in women after lung cancer. Approximately 17,000 women are also diagnosed with breast cancer every year.

Although no one knows the exact cause of breast cancer, the National Breast Cancer Foundation states that there are risk factors (some avoidable, others not), which make women more susceptible to the disease. These are:

  • Alcohol intake.
  • Obesity.
  • Smoking.
  • Gender (while some men do get breast cancer [estimated at 1 in 675], women make up 99 percent of cases).
  • Age (the older women get, the higher their risk of developing breast cancer).
  • Family history / Genetics.
Source: The National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Early Detection:

Early detection of breast cancer provides the best chance of survival. The earlier an abnormality is discovered, the greater the number of effective treatment options available.

There are many ways breast cancer can be detected. These include: Clinical examination, mammograms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound and biopsy.

The Australian government offers a national screening program, BreastScreen Australia, which invites women aged 50 to 74 to undergo free mammograms every two years.

Similarly, it is also important to be ‘breast aware’ so that you can identify any unusual changes. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, symptoms of breast cancer include:

  • A lump or thickening in the breast, especially if it is only in one breast.
  • Changes to the shape or size of the breast.
  • Changes to the shape of the nipple, such as crusting, sores or ulcers, redness or inversion (a nipple that turns in when it used to point out).
  • Changes to the skin of the breast, such as dimpling (sometimes looking like an orange peel), a rash, scaly appearance, unusual redness or other colour changes.
  • Fluid leaking or discharge from the nipple that occurs without squeezing.
  • Persistent, unusual pain that doesn’t go away.
  • Swelling or discomfort in the armpit.
BreastScreen Australia invites women aged 50 to 74 to undergo free mammograms every two years.

Please note that most breast changes are not caused by cancer, and the symptoms listed can be caused by other medical conditions.

However, if you have noticed any symptoms or changes in your breasts, it is important that you see your doctor without delay so that the changes can be checked.

Diagnosis – Stages and Types

Breast cancer staging describes how far the cancer has spread within the breast and other parts of the body. It is an important factor in making treatment decisions. Stages of breast cancer are numbered from 0 to 4.

Stage 0 refers to ‘pre-invasive’ breast cancers.

Stage 1 and 2 are referred to as early breast cancer.

  • Stage 1 and 2 breast cancer is invasive breast cancer that is contained within the breast. It may or may not have spread to the lymph nodes in the breast or armpit. Some cancer cells may have spread outside the breast and armpit area but cannot be detected.
An overview of breast cancer stages. Source: advancedbreastcancer.net.

Stage 3 is referred to as locally advanced breast cancer.

  • It is invasive breast cancer that has one or more of the following features: may be large (typically bigger than 5cm), may have spread to lymph nodes in the underarm area or other areas near the breast, and may have spread to other tissues around the breast such as skin, muscles or ribs.

Stage 4 is called advanced or metastatic breast cancer. At this stage, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

  • Common places of breast cancer spread include the bones, liver, lung, and brain. However, breast cancer may also spread to other organs.

Treatment:

If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, there are a number of treatment options. Some are described below but these descriptions are not intended to be exhaustive or replace professional medical advice.

Please consult with your doctor or cancer care team if you are concerned about the risks and side effects of any recommended treatment.

Surgery:

Surgical treatment is an operation where the doctor removes the tumour. This is one of the common treatment options for women with breast cancer.  The two main types of surgery are:

  • Breast-conserving surgery where the surgeon removes the tumour and some surrounding tissue, leaving as much breast tissue as possible.
  • A mastectomy is the removal of the entire breast. Some women may choose to have a double mastectomy, where both breasts are removed. A woman may opt to have breast reconstruction surgery at the same time as her mastectomy, but it may also occur later as a separate operation.

Chemotherapy:

Chemotherapy is the administration of anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells.

Chemotherapy can be given intravenously (injected into your vein) or orally. The drugs used will depend on the type and stage of breast cancer. There are often side-effects associated with chemotherapy, including nausea, fatigue, hair loss, mouth ulcers and constipation.

Radiotherapy:

Radiotherapy is the use of targeted radiation, such as x-rays, to destroy cancer cells or keep them from growing. It may be given externally or internally.

If you would like to find out more information about breast cancer, please visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation‘s website. It has provided a basis for this article.

Greek Australian community opposes Federal Government’s university funding bill

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Greek Australian community opposes Federal Government’s university funding bill

By Andriana Simos and Argyro Vourdoumpa.

The Federal Government has today struck a deal with South Australian minor party, Centre Alliance, to back its contentious changes to university course funding.

The government will now be able to pass the bill in time for the 2021 academic year, with the support of One Nation and Centre Alliance overcoming opposition from Labor, the Greens, and independent senators Jacqui Lambie and Rex Patrick.

The shake-up of the tertiary sector is one of the most significant in a generation and will result in sweeping changes to the way certain courses are funded.

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan announced changes to how university courses were funded in June. Photo: ABC News / Matt Roberts.

The bill increases fees for some courses, including humanities and law, to fund fee cuts for other courses, such as sciences. This means that future university students in disciplines such as law and humanities will pay up to 113 percent more than current students.

The bill also proposes that university students who failed more than half of their subjects would lose access to government loans and subsidies.

In a Facebook post, Federal Member for Adelaide, Steve Georganas, criticised these proposed changes, calling them “draconian.”

“I am opposed to the Government’s changes to university fees. Now is not the time to be making it harder and more expensive to go to university. We should be supporting people to undertake further study and training,” Mr Georganas wrote.

University Fee Increases!Today, together with Tanya Plibersek and SA Labor colleagues, we articulated to the media in…

Posted by Steve Georganas MP on Monday, 5 October 2020

This opposition was backed by members of the Greek Australian community as well late this afternoon.

President of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, Bill Gonis, tells The Greek Herald, that his community, along with the Greek communities of Victoria and NSW, are also “strongly opposed” to the changes.

“The Greek Orthodox Community of SA, together with the Greek communities of Victoria and NSW, are strongly opposed to the Federal Government’s proposed changes to university funding. It appears the Federal Government has struck a deal with South Australian minor party, Centre Alliance, to back its contentious changes to university course funding,” Mr Gonis says to The Greek Herald.

“The bill proposes a major restructuring of university funding by hiking fees for some courses, including by 113 per cent for humanities, to pay for cuts to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), nursing and teaching courses. This will not only impact and be catastrophic for Greek studies, it will also mean that only well-off students will take languages.

“We understand as many as 3500 South Australian school leavers would face paying $9000 or $23,000 more for their chosen university courses under Federal Government reforms. We too, believe that no Australian should miss out on the job they want, and the education they need to get it, because they can’t afford it.

“Today students are leaving university with massive debt and these proposed changes will leave students with more debt for longer. The Greek Community of South Australia strongly believes this bill will have a negative impact on South Australia’s young people, research capacity and job creation in our state.”

In the face of this criticism, Education Minister, Dan Tehan, defended the Federal Government’s proposed university funding changes, saying the legislation will actually “provide more university places for Australian students.”

“The … legislation will make it cheaper to study in areas of expected job growth and provide more funding and support to regional students and universities,” Mr Tehan said.

Only time will tell what the true impact of these changes will be.

Archaeological Museum of Pella receives prestigious award

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Archaeological Museum of Pella receives prestigious award

The Archaeological Museum of Pella, in the northern Greek region of Macedonia, was recently awarded the coveted 2020 Traveler’s Choice Award by the international travel website Tripadvisor.

The award is given to businesses, attractions and monuments which consistently receive excellent reviews from travellers and are ranked within the top 10 percent of Tripadvisor’s listings.

“Especially this year, because of the pandemic, the distinction from Tripadvisor is great for all of us and comes to reward the tremendous effort made by all the staff,” the head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Pella, Elisavet Tsigarida, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency after the award announcement.

Credit: Marcus Cyron / Wikimedia commons.

“Congratulations to all the employees, especially to the security guards and the cleaning. We wanted people to feel safe… (However), it is a very difficult year.”

Located in Macedonia, the homeland of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, the Pella area and the historical museum in particular, has historical treasures second to none worldwide.

From pure gold masks and jewelry to helmets worn by Macedonian warriors, the Pella Museum’s collections are some of the most spectacular achievements of Greek art and history.

The marble bust of Alexander the Great, (325 BC- 300 BC), unearthed by accident at Giannitsa, is one of the most outstanding of all the museum’s offerings.

The institution itself is a destination for all those who appreciate the long history of ancient Greece.

OXI Day military and school parades cancelled across Greece this year

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OXI Day military and school parades cancelled across Greece this year

Stelios Petsas, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and government spokesman, announced on Monday that the country’s traditional military and school parades on October 28th would not take place this year due to coronavirus concerns.

Although Greece’s virus numbers remain low compared to other European nations, Petsas stated that the risk of the further spread and transmission of COVID-19 is too high to allow for the parades.

“It is now clear that a second wave of the pandemic has already occurred in our country and throughout Europe, which is reflected in the number of cases, intubations and, unfortunately, deaths,” Petsas said during a health briefing on Monday.

“Vigilance is needed… because the picture can easily change dramatically.”

OXI Day commemorates the moment when Greek Prime Minister, Ioannis Metaxas, on October 28, 1940, rejected Benito Mussolini’s ultimatum to allow Axis forces to invade strategic locations in Greece during WWII.

After the war, OXI Day became a national holiday in Greece and Cyprus.

It is celebrated every year with military and school parades in both countries and around the world among the Greek Diaspora.

South Australian MP faces court over alleged assault of Connie Bonaros MP

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South Australian MP faces court over alleged assault of Connie Bonaros MP

South Australian MP Sam Duluk has appeared in court charged with basic assault over inappropriate conduct at a parliamentary Christmas party last year.

Duluk came before Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday after being accused of making inappropriate comments to SA-BEST MP Connie Bonaros and allegedly slapping her on the buttocks at the party on December 13.

It was his first appearance since police issued a summons with the former Liberal represented by high-profile lawyer Marie Shaw QC.

Sam Duluk is accused of making inappropriate comments to an MP and slapping her buttocks at a party. Credit: AAP.

Ms Shaw asked the court to issue a subpoena for certain documents to be produced by the company appointed by former parliamentary speaker, Vincent Tarzia, to investigate the allegations.

She said the defence was also waiting for the prosecution to disclose other information.

“That disclosure, I understand, is in train but the prosecution do seek more time to respond and provide the relevant documents,” she told the court.

Ms Shaw asked for the case to be adjourned for six weeks, with magistrate Alf Grasso ordering it return to court on December 9.

Duluk was banished from the Liberal Parliamentary Party over his behaviour and had his wider Liberal Party membership suspended.

But the parliamentary inquiry into his conduct was put on hold while the police investigations were underway.

Source: 7 News / AAP Newswire.

Over 100 Greek Australians release statement against Golden Dawn ahead of trial verdict

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Over 100 Greek Australians release statement against Golden Dawn ahead of trial verdict

A statement condemning the acts of neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, has been signed by Greek Australians from across the country, ahead of the final court verdict on the party, which is expected to come on Wednesday, October 7 at 11am.

READ MORE: Greece braces for historic court verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn.

THE STATEMENT:

“As Australian citizens of Greek background we followed and condemned all these years, the criminal acts of Golden Dawn in Greece. We also were opposed to the extreme ideology and terminology expressed by their few vocal supporters in the community here in Australia.

We hope that the decision of the Greek court on Wednesday, 7 October 2020, in the trial of Golden Dawn will put an end to this organisation. We hope that the court will rule that they are a criminal organisation and guilty verdicts on all charges will be handed down. Further, that the leadership of Golden Dawn are held criminally responsible for the charges and that the crimes were not committed by individuals acting alone as the public prosecutor has argued.

A guilty verdict on all charges will ensure and protect the democratic values of Greece the country of our forbearers.

We also welcome the shared position of all the Greek political leaders and parties of a democratic persuasion who stand united in their opposition to Golden Dawn as reported in the Greek media in Athens.

The intimidation of citizens, the undermining of democratic politics and institutions through violence and murder or through racist and extreme language, have no place in Greece.”

SIGNED BY:

  • Peter Alexiou –  Sydney
  • Cathy Alexopoulos – Melbourne
  • Dimitris Alexopoulos – Melbourne
  • Panos Apostolou  –  Melbourne
  • Agi Argyropoulos  –  Melbourne
  • Argyris Argyropoulos – Melbourne
  • Leonidas Argyropoulos – Melbourne
  • Christos Belerhas –   Sydney
  • Vangelis Bogias   –   Adelaide
  • Dimitris Bosinakis –  Melbourne
  • Haritomeni Christofaki –  Melbourne
  • Nikos Dallas –  Melbourne
  • Harry Danalis  –  Sydney
  • Maria Danos –   Melbourne
  • Euphrosyne Deligianni  –  Sydney
  • Alexandra Delios  –  Canberra
  • Nikos Dimopoulos –  Melbourne
  • Elias Diakolabrianos –  Melbourne
  • Elias Donoudis –  Melbourne
  • Nick Doumanis  –   Melbourne
  • John Dramitinos  –   Sydney
  • Anita Filopoulou  –   Melbourne
  • Angelo Gavrielatos   – Sydney
  • Steve Georganas MP –  Adelaide
  • Anthoula Giannakopoulou  –  Melbourne
  • Vassilis Gonis  –   Adelaide
  • Dimitris Gonis –   Melbourne
  • Makis Hatzilepos  –   Melbourne
  • Anastasia Hantzi  –   Melbourne
  • Niki Hantzi  –    Melbourne
  • Sotiris Hatzimanolis –    Melbourne
  • Tammy Iliou  –     Melbourne
  • Anna Kadas   –     Melbourne
  • Alexis Kakafikas –   Melbourne
  • Panagiotis Kalathas   –  Melbourne
  • Konstantinos Kalymnios  – Melbourne
  • Ashur Kamber –    Melbourne
  • Fotis Kapetopoulos    –  Melbourne
  • George Karagiannis  –   Melbourne
  • Vrasidas Karalis –  Sydney
  • Kostas Karamarkos –   Melbourne
  • Dimitra Karagiannis –  Melbourne
  • Nia Karteris  –   Sydney
  • Panagiotis Katsabanis MP – Perth
  • Stavros Katsimantakos  –  Melbourne
  • Alekos Katsifaras –   Melbourne
  • Alexandros Kirkilis Kalathas –  Melbourne
  • Stylianos Klapsinos  –   Melbourne
  • Marietta Kokka –  Melbourne
  • George Koletsis  –   Melbourne
  • Odysseas Kripotos –   Melbourne
  • Ioanna Kyrkilis  –   Melbourne
  • Thanasis Koveos – Melbourne
  • Efstathia Konstantopoulou –  Melbourne
  • Ioanna Konstantopoulou –  Melbourne
  • Dimitra Lagoudaki  –   Melbourne
  • Giannis Lesses –  Adelaide
  • Stylianos Lilimbakis –  Melbourne
  • Angelos Makrigiorgos –  Melbourne
  • Theo Markos –  Melbourne
  • Costas Markos – Melbourne
  • Niki Matziaris – Melbourne
  • Jorge Menidis   –  Melbourne
  • George Messinis  –  Melbourne
  • Stavros Messinis  –  Melbourne
  • Giannis Michanetzis – Melbourne
  • Costas Mytilinis  –  Sydney
  • Toula Nicolacopoulos – Melbourne
  • John Pantazopoulos  – Former State Minister/ Melbourne
  • Spiros Papadopoulos  –  Melbourne
  • Bill Papastergiadis –   Melbourne
  • Nikos Papastergiadis –  Melbourne
  • Antonis Paschos –   Melbourne
  • Agapi Paschos   –   Melbourne
  • Philippos Peladarinos  –   Melbourne
  • Eleni Pitsilioni Alexiou   –   Sydney
  • Nikos Portellos   –   Adelaide
  • Panagiotis Ppiros –   Adelaide
  • Anna Rerakis –  Melbourne
  • Maria Rerakis  –   Melbourne
  • Adam Rorris –   Sydney
  • Thanasis Rorris   –   Wollongong
  • Thanasis Salahas  –   Melbourne
  • Kosmos Samaras    –   Melbourne
  • Athena Sergiani   –   Melbourne
  • Christos Sergianis  –   Melbourne
  • Anthea Sidiropoulos  –  Melbourne
  • Christos Sikavitsas  – Melbourne
  • Ismini Spyroglou    –    Adelaide
  • Christina Stameniti  –   Melbourne
  • Costas Stefanidis   –   Melbourne
  • George Sotirios   –     Sydney
  • Persephone Thliveri –    Sydney
  • Dimitris Troaditis  –   Melbourne
  • Nikos Tsaktsiras –    Melbourne
  • Myron Tsaldaris  –    Melbourne
  • Evdokia Tsahuridu  –   Melbourne
  • Michalis Tsianikas  –    Adelaide
  • Michalis Tsilimos –   Sydney
  • Christos Tsiolkas –  Melbourne
  • Thanasis Tsouhantaris –   Melbourne
  • Panagiotis Vakkas   –   Melbourne
  • Stratos Vakkas   –  Melbourne
  • George Vassilacopoulos – Melbourne
  • Gena Vithoulkas   –    Melbourne
  • Harry Zaverdinos –    Melbourne
  • Vasso Zangalis   –   Melbourne
  • George Zangalis   –   Melbourne

Mitsotakis congratulates Eleftheria Tosiou for achieving her dream of climbing Mt Olympus

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Mitsotakis congratulates Eleftheria Tosiou for achieving her dream of climbing Mt Olympus

Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has congratulated Eleftheria Tosiou, who has a disability, for making her dream of climbing Mount Olympus come true.

“It was a fantastic idea and we are very happy you implemented it,” the Prime Minister can be heard saying during a special video conference last night.

Eleftheria’s dream was made possible with the help of long-distance runner, Marios Giannakou, who carried Eleftheria on his back as they climbed Greece’s highest point.

“There is nothing more real than the dream,” Giannakou wrote on Instagram, as they reached Mytikas, the peak of the Mountain of the Gods, at 9:02 local time.

The successful expedition means that Eleftheria is now the first person with a disability to see Greece from its highest point, according to Giannakou.

Eleftheria only met Giannakou last week, where she expressed to him her desire to climb to the highest peak of Olympus, a route the athlete has already completed 50 times successfully.

Giannakou quickly checked his schedule, studied the meteorological forecasts and organised the appropriate support team for the project.  

On the day, Eleftheria was attached to a specially modified backpack which Giannakou carried on his back throughout the climb, while his team tied him and secured him on the rocks.

The climb took more than 10 hours.

Microsoft plans $1 billion data center venture in Greece

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Microsoft plans $1 billion data center venture in Greece

Microsoft has announced plans to build three data center sites in greater Athens, providing a badly needed investment of up to $1 billion to the Greek economy which has been hammered by the pandemic.

The news was announced on Monday by the US tech giant and Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and follows nine months of confidential negotiations for an agreement which also includes digital-skills training programs for some 100,000 government and private sector workers, as well as educators and students.

“This significant investment is a reflection of our confidence in the Greek economy, in the Greek people and the Greek government,” Microsoft President, Brad Smith, said at a ceremony held in the Acropolis Museum, facing the ancient site in central Athens.

Microsoft President, Brad Smith, left, speaks next to Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during a ceremony held in the Acropolis Museum, central Athens, on Monday, October 5, 2020. Photo: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris.

“It’s not something we do often and it’s not something that we do lightly.”

Greece recently emerged from a years-long financial crisis but its economy has been hard hit by the pandemic, suffering a 15.2 percent drop in output on the year in the second quarter. Unemployment in June climbed to 18.3 percent from 16.4 percent at the start of the year.

According to budget figures submitted to parliament Monday, Greece’s economy is expected to contract 8.2 percent this year due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and grow by up to 7.5 percent next year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the country’s heavy reliance on tourism.

The Mitsotakis government says it wants to shift the balance of the Greek economy during its recovery, developing the energy, tech, and defence sectors, hoping to lure back tens of thousands of graduates who left during the crisis.

Microsoft President, Brad Smith, attends a ceremony held in the Acropolis Museum, central Athens, on Monday, October 5, 2020. Photo: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris.

“We are starting to create the conditions for their return,” Mitsotakis said. “The creation of a data center upgrades a country as an investment destination … Greece has the sun and now it’s getting a cloud.”

Microsoft currently has data centers in 26 countries, including seven in the European Union. The company based in Redmond, Washington, is already working with the Greek government on an augmented reality project on Ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games.

Microsoft officials said the timetable for the development of the data center in Greece was still being worked out, but added that the process in other countries typically took about two years.

Greece, the officials said, would comply with Microsoft’s pledge to run all its data centers worldwide on renewable energy sources by 2025.

Source: AP News.

Stefanos Tsitsipas cruises to French Open quarter-finals for first time

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Stefanos Tsitsipas cruises to French Open quarter-finals for first time

Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time as he brushed aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6(9), 6-2 on Monday.

The Greek fifth seed was solid on serve throughout and played neatly as his Bulgarian opponent lost focus at crucial times under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier.

Tsitsipas will now take on Russian 13th seed, Andrey Rublev, with a last-four clash with world number one Novak Djokovic looming.

“I felt comfortable. Playing Grigor … he can be unpredictable so coming into the match you don’t know what to expect,” Tsitsipas said after the match.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will next face Russian 13th seed Andrey Rublev.

“We have a similar style of play so I knew if I could be as aggressive as possible and use my forehand and my serve I knew my opportunities would come.

“My aggressiveness on return games and my focus on important points made the difference.”

The 22-year-old raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set. Eighteenth seed Dimitrov went up a gear at 5-3, only to see three break points saved by Tsitsipas, who served it out to take the set.

The Greek had the upper hand in the second set, creating three break chances while comfortably holding serve. Tsitsipas won a tiebreak after saving two set points.

“The tiebreak was where all the money went. I tried to take it point by point, I showed a lot of discipline. It was a very responsible win in the second set,” said Tsitsipas, who had a medical time out for an irritated left eye.

Being two sets down looked too big a mountain to climb for Dimitrov, who buried a volley into the net to hand his opponent the first break in the third set.

The black-clad Greek went on to wrap up a straightforward win on Dimitrov’s serve.

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