Tsitsipas to the rescue: Watch video here

Stefanos Tsitsipas ‘rescued’ a young ball girl from an insect on court at the Australian Open on Monday night – with video of the incident going viral.

The ball girl “froze” in front of a large insect at the beginning of the fifth set.

Enter Tsitsipas, gently lifting the insect onto this racket and depositing it to the side of the court.

Watch it here:

Peter Rowe

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