"Today we saw only one centimeter can change the winner," Wawrinka admitted.
"He would have deserved as much as me to win the match today. It's for sure a tough loss for him, but it was something that was a big battle. I'm happy with everything that I have done today, the way I was fighting and staying with him, even if I was tired, the way I started to play a little bit more aggressive," he added.
Wawrinka finished 16 aces and 62 winners, also conceding 55 unforced errors in this topsy-turvy battle. The sixth-seeded Tsitsipas recorded 61 winners and 48 unforced errors.
"I've never experienced something like this in my life. I feel very disappointed at the end. Long time since I cried after a match, so emotionally it wasn't easy to handle. I will try to learn from it as much as I can," the 20-year-old Greek noted.
In the women's singles, Petra Martic advanced to her career first Grand Slam quarterfinals by overcoming Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
Her next opponent will be Marketa Vondrousova from the Czech Republic, as the latter eased past Anastasija Sevastova 6-2, 6-0.
The other quarterfinal in the bottom half will be played between No. 26 seed Johanna Konta and seventh-seeded Sloane Stephens.
It was a day to celebrate for Chinese players in doubles, as Zhang Shuai partnered Australian John Peers to sail through mixed doubles second round. Duan Yingying/Zheng Saisai rallied past Anett Kontaveit/Daria Kasatkina 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the women's doubles third round.
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