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Aslan Karatsev celebrates after defeating Bulgaria s Grigor Dimitrov in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 16, 2021.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Russian-Israeli tennis player Aslan Karatsev extended his extraordinary Australian Open run on Tuesday, becoming the first man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal on debut.
Karatsev, the world number 114, beat a hobbling Grigor Dimitrov 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
The 27-year-old has now knocked out three seeds on his run to the final four, and faces world number one Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Karatsev, whose career had hitherto been badly compromised by injury.