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The 22-year-old, seeded fifth, went on the
attack and won the next five points to hold serve in the opening
game of the fifth set having witnessed German Zverev wipe off
his two-set advantage on the Philippe Chatrier court.
Those were the last breakpoints on Tsitsipas' serve as he went
on the beat the sixth seed with a lone break in the deciding set
to book a maiden Grand Slam final spot having lost three times
at the last-four stage.
"I'm someone who fights," the Greek told reporters, when asked
about his hold from 0-40 down. "I was not willing to give up
yet.
"I think I did few things right that worked in my favour. I was
still alive. I was still able to come back to the match.
"It was a breath of fresh air, that first game. I felt
revitalised. I felt like now it's time to take that into my
advantage."
From then on, Tsitsipas found a way to out-muscle the
big-hitting Zverev to become the first Greek player to reach a
Grand Slam singles final.
He finally ended the three hour and 37 minute contest with an
ace on his fifth match point.
"It means a lot. It was a difficult match. It was a match full
of emotions, full of so many different phases that I went
through," he added.
"So at the end it was just such a big relief I was able to close
it in such a good way. It was just exhausting. I'm proud of
myself.
"I actually love what I'm doing. I love that I get to play in
this stadium. I'm obviously just blessed to have the opportunity
to play against the best and test myself, something that I've
always dreamed and wished to happen one day."
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Berhampore, India; editing by
Pritha Sarkar)
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