Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled off an incredibly rare feat by coming back from two sets down to defeat Rafael Nadal, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-5, on Wednesday to make his second Australian Open semifinal.
So how does one mentally stick with and push past Nadal over the course of a four-hour match?
"The thing is that I wasn't really thinking about a lot of things. Nothing was going through
my head," Tsitsipas said. "I was so much—how would I describe myself? Nirvana."
Perhaps having a clear head on the court is related to not taking things too seriously off it. Watch Tsitsipas, a known fan of both cameras and being on them, having some pre-match fun in the hallway: