All five of his wins at the event came in four sets.[5] He upset world No. 3 Roger Federer in the fourth round, saving all twelve of the break points he faced in a rematch of their Hopman Cup encounter earlier in the month.[62] After continuing his run against Roberto Bautista Agut, he easily lost to No. 2 Rafael Nadal, only winning six games.[63][64] Nonetheless, his performance helped him climb to a career-best ranking of No. 12 in the world to become the highest-ranked Greek player in history.[65]