'Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic seem to be above everyone' - Rosset
On a column for Le Temps, the former world No. 9 Marc Rosset commented on this year's Australian Open results. The Swiss loved the tournament that has been taking place in Melbourne. 'As usual, the Australian Open is very interesting', said Rosset. 'The surface is fast, you do not get bored and there are no long rallies, it's a tournament where you often have upsets. Also Cilic, last year's finalist, lost. There could be others because several young guys come up: Tiafoe, Coric, Tsitsipas, Zverev. Raonic, who was not improving anymore and instead he is very solid. Bautista Agut made a breakthrough. It's very nice, even if the Swiss paid the price for not winning the tie-break. (Swiss) women played well, as well as Laaksonen and Wawrinka, who lost to top players. The thing is that Stan is not a seed and he not only needs to play well but also be lucky with the draw. Even if this Australian Open is exciting and a bit crazy, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal seem to me above everyone for the final. And as rounds go on, the more complicated will be for others to beat them.'
'Honour to the winner. This Federer loss is before all a Tsitsipas win. Even in the first set tie-break won by Federer, Tsitsipas lost 13-11. This young player already had good results, but this match is clearly the best in his promising career. He was really strong, with his attitude during the entire match. His plan was to attack Federer as soon as possible, taking the ball early and going to the net. He did it very well, without getting slow, constantly going forward for four sets. He was definitely inspired and saved 12 break points. They often say that Dimitrov was a "Baby Federer". I think Tsitsipas is very similar to Federer for his mindset, charism. I will be happy to see him against Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, with a little fanbase on the grounds to create the atmosphere. But we will have to see how he physically and emotionally recovers.'
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