Greek players making a name for themselves at Aussie Open
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Stefanos Tsitsipas earned more than $100,000 in prize money for winning his third-round match at the Australian Open. Just as important to the 20-year-old born in Athens, he's going to have a souvlaki named after him at a Greek restaurant in Melbourne.
After his second-round win, Tsitsipas mentioned that he was aware his favorite Greek restaurant in Melbourne had named a souvlaki in honor of Greek-Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis, who made a celebrated run to the final here in 2006.
Now he's about to have his one of his own.
"Stefanos is a massive sensation and if he does well Friday, we'd love to name a souvlaki after him," Stalactites managing director Nicole Papasavas told Australian Associated Press. "Everyone likes their souvlaki a little bit different so we'd ask him what he likes and tailor it to his tastes."
Melbourne is home to about 175,000 Greeks,...
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