Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 17, 2021 Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal REUTERS/Loren Elliott
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas credited his stellar comeback win against Rafa Nadal in Wednesday's Australian Open quarter-final to his peace of mind, saying he had attained a state of "nirvana" during the match despite falling back by two sets.
For the first half of the match under the artificial lights of the Rod Laver Arena, Tsitsipas appeared to be heading towards a repeat of his thumping defeat in straight-sets by Nadal in the 2019 semi-finals at Melbourne Park.
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