Khachanov – Tsitsipas 1-3: Stefanos equalizes, advances to Australian Open final

Stefanos Tsitsipas He qualified for it for the first time in his careerhis final Australian Open after beating Karen Khachanov 3-1 in a set.

The world No. 4 was excellent again, leaving no room for a reaction to the Russian (No. 20). On Sunday morning (29.01., 10.30 a.m., Eurosport1) he will win his first Grand Slam title against Djokovic’s winner – Pol.

The match: The two tennis players in the early matches were looking for a way to dominate the court by trying different things. Tsitsipas was the first to break for a 3-1 lead but Khachanov immediately responded with the same coin and then held at love for 3-3.

The Greek tennis player did the same, holding, breaking and serving to close the set. Again, the Russian managed to push back to stay alive on the set. The two then held serve to take it to the tie break.

There, Tsitsipas left his opponent in no doubt. Khachanov managed to pick up just two points and Steph finished the set 7-6 (2).

Stefanos Tsitsipas only managed a triple break point in the third game of the second set, but Karen Khachanov was able to hold his serve.

The two tennis players were able to hold their serve until the ninth game. Then Stefanos Tsitsipas created the break that proved crucial after holding serve to close the set 6-4.

In the third set, Tsitsipas pressed the break early and was successful in the third game. Khachanov didn’t give up and in game ten, when Steph served to close the game, he managed to win back the break.

The two then held serve to set the tiebreak. Stefanos Tsitsipas had a double match point there but the Russian wiped out both to win the set 7-6 (6) to stay alive in the match.

Despite the way he lost the third set, Steph kept his cool and even started the fourth set with a break to take a 3-0 lead.

The couples of the semifinals

• Tsitsipas-Khachanov 3-1 (7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), )
• Djokovic – Pol

The final

• 29.01., 10.30 a.m.: Tsitsipas – Nikitas Djokovic – Pol