Information before the match
Australia expanded 2023 officially started on January 16. Today 27/1, players are entering the semi -finals of men and women. At 10:30 this morning, January 27, the semi -final 1 will take place. This is the competition between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov.
With the 4th ranked on the ATP rankings, Tsitsipas is the No. 4 seed of the tournament. This year, a series of top seeds were eliminated early. However, Tsitsipas still shows impressive performance.
On the way to the semi -finals, Tsitsipas surpassed many strong opponents. Specifically, he defeated Quentin Halys 6-3 6-4 7-66, Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-0 6-2, Tallon Grieks 6-2 7-65 6-3, Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 and Jiri Lehecka 6-3 7-62 6-4. Accordingly, the new Greek player lost 2 sets.
In the semi -finals, Tsitsipas' opponent will be Karen Khachanov. The Russian tennis player is currently ranked 20 ATP. By this tournament, he was the 18th seed of the tournament.
On the way to the semi-finals, Khachanov defeated the Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-63 6-2 6-0, Jason Murray Kubler 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-2, Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-69, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0 6-0 7-64 and Sebastian Kora 7-65 6-3 3-0. In particular, his quarterfinals took place quite smoothly when Korda gave up in set 3 because of injury.
In the past, Tsitsipas and Khachanov had met 5 times. In particular, Tsitsipas won all 5 times.
Link to watch the match of Khachanov vs Tsitsipas (Australian semi -finals expand – around 10:30 on January 27)
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Battle information:
– Tournament: Australia Australia expands
– Round: Male semifinals
– The yard: hard
– Time: About 10:30 on January 27
– Location: Australia
