Karen Khachanov was unable to make the first time in the final of a Grand Slam when he had to stop in the Australian semi -finals expanding 2023. The Russian tennis player lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas after 4 sets, thereby looking at the opponent to win the championship with the No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic.
Tsitsipas met Djokovic a total of 9 times and never once won, including 2 defeats in the Grand Slam tournament. Understanding this, Khachanov joked that Tsitsipas should ask for advice from Daniil Medvedev on how to defeat Djokovic in the upcoming final.
In a post -match press conference, Khachanov said: “It is clear that in a Grand Slam, I am not in the current generation that beat Novak Djokovic, except Daniil Medvedev in the US final expansion of 2021.
Perhaps Stefanos had to call Daniil to ask what he did that day. I don't know if that happened, but Daniil, please give advice when Stefanos call. “
According to statistics, Novak Djokovic lost only the Grand Slam final against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Daniil Medvedev. The Serbian player failed against Medvedev in the US to expand 2021. This defeat also made Nole unable to complete the Golden Grand Slam (winning all 4 Grand Slam in 1 year).
The 2023 Australian final between Djokovic and Tsitsipas will take place at 15:30 on Sunday, January 29. There will be a lot to wait for this competition. With Tsitsipas, he is aiming for the first Grand Slam title in his career. Meanwhile, Djokovic will balance the record 22 Grand Slam with Nadal if he won.
In addition to the 2023 Australian championship, one of the two players will also replace Alcaraz to rise to the top of the ATP rankings, thereby ending the 20 weeks of the Spanish star's dominance.
