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SportsLine tennis expert Jose Onorato has locked in his Australian Open 2023 picks for Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Karen Khachanov on Thursday.

In the first set he won 80% of his first-serve points, and in the second set he won 78%. What is the best bet for Khachanov vs. With his victory over American Sebastian Korda in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Khachanov again is one win away from playing in his first grand slam final. Tsitsipas has won all five matches between the two, losing just two of 12 sets in the process. By contrast Korda won just 50% of his first serves in the second set. Tsitsipas is a -260 favorite (risk $260 to win $100) in the latest Tsitsipas vs. The 24-year-old Tsitsipas has reached only one grand slam final, losing in the French Open in 2021. The 6-foot-6 Russian had played in 23 grand slam tournaments before reaching his first semifinal, in last year's U.S. But Khachanov has found his form in the majors. Tsitsipas has dominated the series against Khachanov. Meanwhile the 26-year-old Khachanov has never reached a grand slam final and has made only one semifinal (2022 U.S. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas can move one step closer to the first grand slam title of his career when he squares off against Karen Khachanov in the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open on Thursday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be aiming to reach his first Australian Open final, but has an in-form Karen Khachanov to defeat first in the semi-final.

- Game Tsitsipas: An ace down the T. Players will be entering the court in around an hour. 1:30pm AEDT: Beautiful day in Melbourne today for the first men's semi-final. - 15-0: Serving for the set. Or will the Greek third seed match on to his second? Great start for the Greek. What a match this promises to be. 2:25pm AEDT: Players are close to coming out on court. Gets two smashes back and then wins the point. 2:36pm AEDT: Both players are out on court and warming up. Has two break points. 7(7)

Azerbaijan's tennis federation has called for Karen Khachanov to be sanctioned after the Russian player expressed support for the Armenian-majority ...

Organizers previously said that fans would not be allowed to bring the Russian or Belarusian flag to the site of the Australian Open to enforce its “neutral flag” policy. The 26-year-old Khachanov represents Russia, although he is competing under a neutral flag in Melbourne. Hostilities ended after Armenian-backed separatists agreed to relinquish control over territories in Nagorno-Karabakh and Russia helped to broker a ceasefire deal between the two countries. In a letter addressed to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) dated January 21, Azerbaijian’s tennis federation called for Khachanov to be punished for the messages of support he has written on cameras at the Australian Open. “From my father’s side, from my grandfather’s side, even from my mom’s side. To be honest, I don’t want to go deeper than that, and I just wanted to show strength and support to my people.

The No. 18 seed carried his revelatory US Open form to Melbourne and is into a second straight major semifinal; can he score his first Top 10 victory since ...

On the brink of returning to the Top 10 himself, this may be no greater moment for him to score a full-circle victory of his own. Should that happen early and often, it will be an easy day at the office for the No. Still, Tsitsipas has proven a tough customer in 2023, going undefeated through four United Cup matches and five in Melbourne. “I would say it's all the details, you know,” he said. Otherwise, there is every reason to believe Khachanov will snap this streak sooner rather than later. [when he reached his first US Open semifinal](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/blunt-force-karen-khachanov-plots-to-silence-casper-ruud-no-1-ambitions-us-open).

Stefanos Tsitsipas was on the brink of the Australian Open final, but coughed up two match points as Karen Khachanov forced a fourth set in a thrilling ...

He butchered the first of three match points before a return error from Khachanov sent Tsitsipas into the final. 3 seed and he was able to fight back as the set went to a tiebreaker. Tsitsipas earned the first mini-break to lead 5-3, then served his way to two match points. It ultimately took a tiebreak to settle the opening set and, despite being pinged for a footfault, Tsitsipas stormed to a 6-2 lead before taking out the opener. Paul is the definition of an underdog at world No.35, marking the second-lowest ranked player Djokovic has faced in a major semifinal. A tiebreak was soon upon them. “But it’s going to be complicated, that’s for sure. If Djokovic makes the final, that match will be for the world No.1 ranking. “It’s not an easy thing to do. “I don’t like that in our sport no matter what. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be aiming to reach his first Australian Open final, but has an in-form Karen Khachanov to defeat first in the semi-final.

- Game Tsitsipas: An ace down the T. - 15-0: Serving for the set. - 15-0: Khachanov serving to stay in the match. Players will be entering the court in around an hour. - Break Tsitsipas: Khachanov drills a forehand long. 1:30pm AEDT: Beautiful day in Melbourne today for the first men's semi-final. Or will the Greek third seed march on to his second? Great start for the Greek. What a match this promises to be. 2:25pm AEDT: Players are close to coming out on court. Gets two smashes back and then wins the point. 2:36pm AEDT: Both players are out on court and warming up.

Stefanos Tsitsipas shrugged off a third-set wobble to wrap up a decisive victory over Karen Khachanov and reach his first Australian Open final.

I am close and I am happy that this is coming in Australia, a place of significance for me. It brings back memories of being a kid and watching it on TV and cheering him on." It's a childhood dream to be world number one.

Stefanos Tsitsipas blazed his way into a first Australian Open final with a 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 win over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov on Friday.

"I'm fighting for the number one spot. "I had no intention of causing such headlines or disruption. "I'd like that number," Tsitsipas said. Tsitsipas regrouped in the fourth set to go 3-0 up and went on to close out the match in style and claim a place in his second Grand Slam final. The 24-year-old broke Khachanov for a 2-1 lead in the third but the Russian showed great courage to fight back and draw level at 5-5 before it went to a tiebreak. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the final at the Australian Open for the first time by beating Karen Khachanov 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Friday.

Serving in the fourth set at 5-3, 40-love, his missed a forehand volley on No. Again, Tsitsipas then double-faulted, again to fall behind love-30, but this time he managed to hold serve, and he was by far superior in the ensuing tiebreaker, able to ignore a foot-fault call that came at 3-1. Tsitsipas would go on to break to 5-4, helped by a wild point in which he got back three overheads by Khachanov, eliciting roars from the many spectators waving blue-and-white Greek flags. But on the next point, chance No. Until this week, Paul never had been past the fourth round in 13 previous appearances at major tournaments. Tsitsipas, though, regained his footing quickly, grabbing a 3-0 lead in the fourth. He broke again to lead 2-1 in the third but failed to slam the door shut. Earlier this week, Djokovic said about Tsitsipas: "He has never played a final, am I wrong?" The No. Instead, Tsitsipas -- who lost in the Melbourne semifinals to Nadal in 2019, and to [Novak Djokovic](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=296) or unseeded American [Tommy Paul](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2964) in the men's singles final on Sunday. [Stefanos Tsitsipas](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2869) had a harder time strictly following all of the rules than he did outplaying his opponent in the early going, then recovered after blowing two match points late in the third set, and eventually reached the final at the Australian Open for the first time by beating [Karen Khachanov](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2367) 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Friday.

Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame a third-set wobble to defeat Karen Khachanov and reach his first Australian Open final. The third seed has been a man on ...

I am close and I am happy that this is coming in Australia, a place of significance for me. Tsitsipas will become world number one if he wins the title on Sunday, and he added: “I like that number. It brings back memories of being a kid and watching it on TV and cheering him on.”

Stefanos Tsitsipas is into the men's Australian Open final after beating Russia's Karen Khachanov in four sets.

That sparked a run of four points in his favour to steal the set. “I’m close, and I’m happy this opportunity comes here in Australia and not somewhere else, because this is a place of significance. By the middle of the second set he had foot-faulted so many times it became clear he was confused about which was the offending foot and where it was over-stepping. Melbourne’s big Greek community had their colours on and some held signs reading “The Greek God of tennis” and “No shampoo, only conditioner” in reference to Tsitsipas’s controversial hair-care regime. And always having that ambience in the background somewhere feels so good when I’m able to hit the ball and get such a reward back from the fans.” To a sea of Greek flags and their holders chanting his name, next gen’s nearly man did what he has not quite a few times before.

The Greek star put his semi-final hopes in jeopardy with consistent infringements that made 'no sense'.

He is lifting in a big way,” Courier said as Tsitsipas consolidated his break of serve to go up 3-1. It didn’t take long for the crowd favourite to skip ahead in the all-important third set. But he recovered to take the game and, when Khachanov held serve in the following game, the pair were forced to go to a tiebreak. He infringed for a third and fourth time in the second set, leaving the commentators baffled. There is absolutely no reason for him to bring the service line into play in the deuce court. “In the second semi-final tonight, we’ll talk a lot about how much more aggressive Novak Djokovic has been with his ground strokes in this tournament, especially once he gets a lead. “There’s no need to be that close to the middle line. He doesn’t need to play the millimetres,” Jim Courier said. Half his foot has crossed the line.” “This is a terrible camera angle. I’m close, I’m happy that this opportunity has come here in Australia and not somewhere else because this is a place of significance (for me). It’s singular.

Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached the final at the Australian Open for the first time by beating Karen Khachanov 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.

That drought will continue for now, because even though Djokovic was not at his best in the opening set, he was good enough at the end of it, breaking in the last game, and never relented. In the first game, Djokovic flubbed an overhead, a weakness he’s never solved. Djokovic got broken when serving for the set there. The serving was so-so. The 25-year-old was born in New Jersey and grew up in North Carolina, playing tennis at a club where the walls were festooned with posters of Andy Roddick — the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title, way back at the 2003 U.S. The shotmaking was subpar. Open and two at the French Open, Djokovic would equal Nadal for the most Grand Slam trophies earned by a man. Djokovic is now a perfect 19-0 over the last two rounds in Melbourne, and his nine triumphs there already are a men’s record. “Winning Grand Slams and being the No. There was a pause in that string of victories a year ago, of course, when Djokovic was deported from Australia before competition began because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. And so, not surprisingly, he overcame some shaky play in the early going and took over the match, beating Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 to close in on a 10th Australian Open championship and 22nd Grand Slam title overall. 1 in the ATP rankings.