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Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached his archetypal Australian Open last aft 3 erstwhile defeats successful the semi-finals| Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 16-29 January |
| Coverage: Commentary each time from 07:00 GMT connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 'Tennis Breakfast' unrecorded from Melbourne, with selected unrecorded substance commentaries and lucifer reports connected the BBC Sport website & app |
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas has different accidental to onshore his archetypal Grand Slam rubric aft reaching the Australian Open last by beating Russian Karen Khachanov successful the Melbourne past four.
Third effect Tsitsipas, 24, won 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 against Khachanov, who was going for a maiden large final.
Tsitsipas mislaid to Novak Djokovic successful the 2021 French Open last and mightiness person the accidental to avenge that loss.
Serbia's Djokovic plays American Tommy Paul successful Friday's different semi-final.
Tsitsipas, who volition go the satellite fig 1 if helium wins the title, yet booked his spot aft recovering from Khachanov redeeming 2 lucifer points successful the third-set tie-break.
Another choky forehand saw a 3rd accidental vanish successful what proved to beryllium the last game, earlier helium regained his composure to person his 4th with a work winner.
Nine-time champion Djokovic is the favourite to look Tsitsipas and takes connected the unseeded Paul, who is competing successful his archetypal large semi-final, astatine 08:30 GMT connected Friday.
The 35-year-old erstwhile satellite fig 1 has won successful Melbourne each clip helium has reached the past 4 and is aiming for a record-extending 10th rubric which would adjacent Rafael Nadal's grounds of 22 large men's titles.
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