Despite hiccups at his fourth Australian Open semifinal appearance, Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches the tournament decider at Melbourne Park, with Novak Djokovic heavily tipped to be his opponent.
Should Djokovic advance, it will be the second time he and Tsitsipas have met in the final of a major following the Serb's epic five-set win in the 2021 French Open decider.
It was Khachanov's second consecutive semifinal at a major and he was justified to back his chances, even though he sits 16 places behind Tsitsipas in 20th spot on the world rankings. Tsitsipas seemed headed for a regulation straight-sets victory when he served for the match at 5-4 in the third. But Khachanov — who has been ranked as high as eight in the world — saved both while winning four consecutive points to claim the set and stay alive in the contest.He surrendered three break points at 0-40 down and although he saved two, Tsitsipas capitalised on the third to lead 2-0.
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