Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2022 Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates winning his third round match against France's Benoit Paire REUTERS/Morgan Sette
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off the incendiary Benoit Paire to reach the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday after a tough 6-3 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4 but was oblivious that he had won after converting match point.
Paire dunked a forehand into the net on the first of three match points on a steamy afternoon at Rod Laver Arena, but fourth seed Tsitsipas walked to the back of the court rather than approach the net as fans cheered in the terraces.
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