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. The No. 3-seeded Tsitsipas had been 0-3 in semifinals at Melbourne Park until Friday. Now the 24-year-old from Greece finally went a step further to get to the second Grand Slam singles championship match of his career. He was the runner-up at the 2021 French Open. Tsitsipas will face Novak Djokovic or unseeded American Tommy Paul in the men’s singles final on Sunday. Djokovic has won the Australian Open nine times and owns 21 Grand Slam titles in all.
Novak Djokovic put aside some shaky play in the early going and took over his Australian Open semifinal against unseeded American Tommy Paul, winning 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 to close in on a 10th championship at Melbourne Park and 22nd Grand Slam title overall.