He qualified for the semi-finals of the Australian Open without any problem Karen Katsanoff.
The Russian No. 20 in the ranking took the qualification almost comfortably, taking advantage of his retirement Sebastian Kordawho failed to complete the third set.
He will then face the winner of the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jiri Lehetska, who will fight around 12:00 (broadcast by Eurosport).
WHAT a way to finish the set??
Khachanov 7-6(5) Korda
@karenkhachanov • @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/KT3yARC7mP— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2023
Katsanov took the first set with difficulty, which was decided in a tiebreak with 7-6 (7-5). In the second set, Korda held out until 3-2, but was then betrayed by the state of his injury.
Sebastian Korda has been forced to retire due to injury.@karenkhachanov advances 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0 ret.#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/AbiEHT4iKh
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2023
The Russian took the next four games for a 2-0 set 6-3 and extended his run to 3-0 in the third set when Konta retired.
This is the second time – and even in a row – that Katsanov has qualified for the semifinals of the Grand Slam event, after last year’s US Open.
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