Stefanos Tsitsipas got closer to beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets, on 4-4 15-40 in the second set the Greek player wasted two break points in a row and then the Serb eventually prevailed in the tie-break. But Tsitsipas stayed there. 'I knew I was playing pretty good today', he said. 'So losing the second set, it was tough to deal with. You know, I had my opportunities and didn't use them. So, you know, I'm pretty used to that. I had matches like this in the past where I was close of winning the match and things didn't go my way. Eventually, I lost the set. And I remained calm. I tried few things that I didn't try before, and I played a bit -- I played a little bit more with variety and changed the pace a bit of the ball, played deeper, played smarter. Broke him early enough to -- yeah, I was serving well. So that break was everything. It gave me the win at the end. And serving, unbelievable. Returning pretty well here and there during the match. Yeah, best win of my career.' Tsitsipas had trained with Djokovic many times before this match. 'I had troubles in the beginning when we played couple of practice sets with him and tie-breaks', Stefanos admitted. 'But now I'm more familiar with his game. I know a bit better of the patterns that he's using on the court. So I felt confident. I felt confident with my game. And I knew he had some issues in some particular shots in his game, I would say. So I was waiting and, like, I grabbed him like a bulldog and stuck there and executed -- yeah, I executed my plan. I knew that at some point he's going to break, and I just patiently waited for this moment and it happened. Having the opportunity to practice plenty of times with him, and I wouldn't say read his game, but get used to the way -- the style he uses on the court helped me be confident in this match today and helped me execute my game, my plan.' ALSO READ: Novak Djokovic can reach Roger Federer's 20 Major titles - Gustavo Kuerten<doc-sep>Stefanos Tsitsipas hits match winner past Novak Djokovic FREE for news on the biggest players and tournaments SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Tsitsipas, 19, took Djokovic the distance in Toronto before pulling off the best result of his young career to date, winning 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3. The Grecian set up a mouth-watering quarter-final tie with defending champion and fellow NextGen star Alexander Zverev. The pair go head-to-head at 7pm (BST) this evening and Sky Sports pundit Greg Rusedski believes Tsitsipas stands a chance of pulling off another upset. The former world No 4 thinks Tsitsipas has a resemblance of Bjorn Borg, while also comparing him to 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer and ex-British No 1 Andy Murray. "He reminds me a little bit of Bjorn Borg,” Rusedski told Sky Sports. “He does all the right things, he is spectacular as a tennis player and was just sensational with the way he was so calm and composed and he didn't blink when it came to the crunch.. "This is a rare occasion where Djokovic failed to break serve and only created two break points in total - impressive - and as for the Next Gen, Tsitsipas has arrived along with Alexander Zverev. "He has the competitive nature of Andy Murray, but he also has a calmness which reminds me of Roger Federer. Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Novak Djokovic last night Rafael Nadal says he played a solid first round at the Roger Cup Djokovic crashed out in the third round "Take nothing away from Tsitsipas, this is probably the biggest win of his career. “It's great to have one of the guys from the next generation announce himself because it's all been about Zverev. Now Tsitsipas has put his name on the mix." Meanwhile, fellow pundit Annabel Croft added: "It was a stand-out performance and it was one of those matches which we might all look back on and say 'my goodness, that was the start of something really big and pretty special’. "He just has such a wonderful game and an amazing aura on court. His mental strength reminds me of Andy Murray when he was very young. Tsitsipas is said to have Roger Federer's calmness<doc-sep>Stefanos Tsitsipas upset the world No. 8 Dominic Thiem and will now face the 13-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the Rogers Cup third round. Commenting on the upcoming match in press conference, Tsitsipas said: 'I practiced almost like a thousand times with him. It's going to be an interesting match. Obviously he's a favorite. I'm pretty sure about it. Everybody is expecting him to win. So I'll just play my game, be patient. There are going to be few opportunities in the match. I just need to use my chances as correct as possible and not hurry at all and just enjoy my time out playing in the center court, in such a beautiful center court here in Toronto. So I'm just going to get the best out of it.' Tsitsipas then commented on his Greek ancestry. Is there any connection he feels with Pete Sampras or those guys? 'I personally don't know Sampras at all. Yeah, I am pretty good friends with (Thanasi) Kokkinakis. (Nick) Kyrgios, I don't know. We didn't stick together, you know. I mean, it just didn't happen yet. We're not that close. But with Kokkinakis and (Mark) Philippoussis, I know him pretty well. My dad had chats with him last year at the US Open. He's an interesting guy. Speaks perfect Greek, fluent in Greek. And he had some good tips to give me last year. So as I said, he's a very interesting guy and very polite and very talkative.' ALSO READ: Stan Wawrinka breaks silence, opens up on relationship with Nick Kyrgios<doc-sep>STEFANOS Tsitsipas defeated his second seed in as many days at the Toronto Masters on Thursday, stunning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals. The Greek teenager, who turns 20 on Sunday, followed up his defeat of seventh seed Dominic Thiem, beating four-time champion Djokovic, seeded ninth, in a first-time meeting. “This was the best match of my career,” Tsitsipas said. “I knew I was playing pretty good today. “Losing the second set, it was tough to deal with — I had my opportunities and didn’t use them. “But I remained calm, I tried few things that I didn’t try before. (The early break in the third set) was everything. It gave me the win at the end.” Tsitsipas, ranked 27, spent just over two hours in advancing to the first Masters 1000 quarter-final of his career. The 19-year-old forced the former world number one Djokovic onto the back foot in the first set but was unable to wrap up a straight-sets win as the 13-time Grand Slam champion claimed the tie-break with the Greek firing long having saved two set points. In the third set, the teenager showed great composure to break for a 2-0 lead and then saved a break point for a 3-0 margin. “I was waiting and I grabbed him like a bulldog and I stuck there,” Tsitsipas said. “I executed my plan, I knew at some point that he was going to break. I just patiently waited for the moment and it happened.” He rounded off his afternoon with back-to-back winners to send Djokovic, the winner of 30 Masters titles, out on a first match point. He played very well and deserved to win without a doubt,” Djokovic said. “I just played not that great. “I didn’t return well. It wasn’t that great of a match.” Upset scenarios were not in the plan of holder Alexander Zverev, who rolled over Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 in just 52 minutes while never facing a break point. Bulgarian fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov required almost two and a half hours to subdue Frances Tiafoe of the United States 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4). He next faces Wimbledon runner-up and fourth seed Kevin Anderson who defeated Ilya Ivashka of Belarus 7-5, 6-3 to also make the last-eight. “It’s great, I haven’t competed in about four and a half weeks. And to come out and just play, I mean, that’s all I wanted,” said ATP World Tour Finals champion Dimitrov. “I was really not focusing on winning or losing, just on starting to play good tennis and start building the right habits.” Dimitrov, who last reached a quarter-final in April, added: “Clearly I’m not playing my best tennis, but I’m finding a way and managing to go through those matches. “I think I’m improving. With each game, with each point that I play, I feel more confident, more stable on the court, and everything falls into its place.” Sixth seed Marin Cilic continued his quiet progress, beating Argentine 11th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-2.<doc-sep>
The former world no. 4 and former Wimbledon semi-finalist Greg Rusedski praised Stefanos Tsitsipas after his three-set win over the Serb Novak Djokovic in Toronto. Rusedski compared Tsitsipas to some of the greatest tennis players of the past and present. 'He reminds me a little bit of Bjorn Borg,' Rusedski said analyzing Tsitsipas' great result. 'He does all the right things, he is spectacular as a tennis player and was just sensational with the way he was so calm and composed and he didn't blink when it came to the crunch. This is a rare occasion where Djokovic failed to break serve and only created two break points in total - impressive - and as for the Next Gen, Tsitsipas has arrived along with Alexander Zverev. He has the competitive nature of Andy Murray, but he also has a calmness which reminds me of Roger Federer. Take nothing away from Tsitsipas, this is probably the biggest win of his career. It's great to have one of the guys from the next generation announce himself because it's all been about Zverev. Now Tsitsipas has put his name on the mix.' The tennis presenter Annabel Croft also spoke highly of the 19-year-old Greek: 'It was a stand-out performance and it was one of those matches which we might all look back on and say 'my goodness, that was the start of something really big and pretty special'. He just has such a wonderful game and an amazing aura on the court. His mental strength reminds me of Andy Murray when he was very young. Murray wouldn't go away from opponents and kept on keeping that scoreline tight and the game competitive.' ALSO READ: Novak Djokovic can reach Roger Federer's 20 Major titles - Gustavo Kuerten