MOSCOW, Jan 24 Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas admitted that he played chess and his ability to calculate moves helped him defeat American Taylor Fritz in the fourth round of the Australian Open. No. 4 seeded Tsitsipas beat Fritz on Monday 4:6, 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, 6: 4 and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, where he will face Italian Yannick Sinner (11th seed). «I concentrate on the construction of geometric shapes and the structure of the game, I focus on every shot at the ball. I try to dictate the game, look into the future «What will be the next step if I do some things? When I play chess, I also immerse myself in the game, and it's great to be able to focus and be in this moment. It's like time slows down,» Reuters quotes Tsitsipas. «With the right mindset and the right attitude throughout the tour But my chances (of winning) are quite high,» Tsitsipas added.
