Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov face to the first semifinal of the Australian Open 2023, in a match between the Greek player, from Next Gen, and the Russian tennis player seeking to reach his first final of grand slam.
tsitsipas He wants to debut his record in the most important tennis tournaments. The Greek is already a finalist at Roland Garros 2021, where he let go of a 2-0 lead in sets against the Serbian. Novak Djokovicwhich goes to the other side of the painting.
The Greek came out of misery in the round of 16 matches young italian jannik sinner (5 sets), but then the other young man clearly lost, Jiri Lehecka, in the quarterfinals (6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-4). Karen Khachanov, for his part, he succumbed to a tiredness Sebastian Kordawho had to withdraw due to wrist pain with the result against 7-6, 6-3, 3-0.
now, Stefanos Tsitsipas He looks like one of the contenders at Melbourne Park. The Greek aspires to be number 1 in the absence of Carlos Alcarazwounded, but for this he had to defeat a Khachanov which ties two consecutive semifinals grand slam, the best results of his career.
Khachanov reached the penultimate round in the past US Openwhere he lost Casper Ruud. tsitsipas the semifinals have been played in Melbourne against Nadal and Medvedevbut in this case he hopes to go one step further.
tsitsipas looking for his first Grand Slam title, while Khachanov He is a tennis player with little experience in these final rounds, despite being a bit older. Of course, Stefanos lost against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros, where he blew a 2-0 lead to lose in 5 sets. Therefore, he will want to enter the final, where the Serbian tennis player is probably waiting for him.
face to face between both players is in favor of Tsitsipas by an undisputed 5-0. In the Grand Slam this will be the first rivalry between two tennis players. Stefanos Tsitsipas occupies fourth place in the ATP ranking and to win the title in Australia is openwill be the first Greek tennis player to reach number 1 in the ATP.
Karen Khachanov, for its part, it occupies position 20 in the ranking. The Russian is looking to win and break into the top 10 in the men’s tennis world rankings.
When was Tsitsipas-Khachanov played?
the game is played this Friday, January 27, waiting to see if it will happen on the first turn (6.00) or on the second (about 9.30)
Where can Tsitsipas – Khachanov be found?
The meeting will be visible of Eurosport, which is broadcasting the Australian Open 2023. This channel will also be available through the DAZN platform. You can follow The match is live via the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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