Tennis Tennis Australian Open: Tsitsipas into first Slam semifinal Stefanos Tsitsipas becomes the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Novak Djokovic at US Open 2007. AFP Melbourne 22 January, 2019 11:21 IST Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after his Australian Open quarterfinal win against Roberto Bautista-Agut. - Getty Images AFP Melbourne 22 January, 2019 11:21 IST Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas showed resilience and maturity Tuesday to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) win against Roberto Bautista-Agut.Tsitsipas will face either world number two Rafael Nadal or unseeded Frances Tiafoe for a place in the final.“It all feels like a fairytale almost,” he said after holding his head in his hands in disbelief and sinking to the floor on Rod Laver Arena.“I'm just living the dream, living what I've been working hard for,” Tsitsipas added. “I feel a bit emotional but not too much -- I know I really worked hard to get here, playing in semis of a Grand Slam. I was asked my goals this year and said semis Grand Slam. And when I was answering this question, I thought I was crazy. But it is real. It just happened.” One of @StefTsitsipas' 2019 goals was to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.Just 22 days into the year, he already achieved it #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/Dx2fZmHEaC— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 22, 2019 RELATED | LIVE: Australian Open Quarterfinals Roger Federer's conqueror had to contend with dropping his serve early in each of the first three sets to the Spanish 22nd seed before coming through in 3hr 15min.Federer did not win any of 12 break points in a four-set defeat against 14th seed Tsitsipas in the fourth round, but Bautista Agut managed it on his first in the opening game of the match.There was no panic from the 20-year-old from Athens and he broke back before stealing the set 7-5 with a second break created by a rasping forehand winner that flat-footed the Spaniard. Bautista Agut went 2-1 up in the second set with another early break as Tsitsipas' first serve momentarily deserted him. This time the Spaniard stayed on top and levelled the match 6-4. .@StefTsitsipas becomes the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Novak Djokovic at the 2007 @usopenMore https://t.co/3pKqfq7W4V pic.twitter.com/61qnSDgIN7— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 22, 2019 Another break for Bautista Agut came in the fifth game of the third set. But with the crowd beginning to get more involved, Tsitsipas outlasted the Spaniard in a gruelling game to level at 4-4. And when another break followed the Athenian artist had his nose back in front.By now his serve was beginning to flow as smoothly as his mane of long hair and there was no early break for Bautista Agut in the fourth set. The gutsy Spaniard successfully served to stay in the match at 4-5.RELATED | A souvlaki maybe named after him, a growing fan base – Tsitsipas creating Melbourne buzzBut he was under pressure again at 5-6 and showed incredible resilience to repel a first match point after a 21-shot baseline rally and take it to a tiebreak. But Tsitsipas jumped out to a 3-0 lead and secured the match on the first of four more match points. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos