Karen Khachanov

2023 - 1 - 27

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Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas live score, updates ... (Sporting News AU)

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be aiming to reach his first Australian Open final, but has an in-form Karen Khachanov to defeat first in the semi-final.

- Game Tsitsipas: An ace down the T. Players will be entering the court in around an hour. 1:30pm AEDT: Beautiful day in Melbourne today for the first men's semi-final. - 15-0: Serving for the set. Or will the Greek third seed match on to his second? Great start for the Greek. What a match this promises to be. 2:25pm AEDT: Players are close to coming out on court. Gets two smashes back and then wins the point. 2:36pm AEDT: Both players are out on court and warming up. Has two break points. 7(7)

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With New Mindset, Karen Khachanov Has Sights Set On A Grand ... (ATP Tour)

Coach 'Pepo' Clavet provides insight into his charge Karen Khacahnov's game from Melbourne Park at the 2023 Australian Open.

[Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) and [Roland Garros](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview), he’s reached the semis at the [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) and now the [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview). [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview), silver medal at the Olympics... [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) in New York as he hoisted the [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) trophy to the sky. 1 at the end of the tournament. In the semi-finals on Friday he will meet Karen has been in the quarters at “He has the ability to do anything,” Clavet notes. “He has played well in certain tournaments for some time, reaching the quarters at We’ll see if he continues to play as he has so far on Friday to book a place in the final on Sunday. [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview). The 26-year-old has played his best tennis at key moments in Australia, where he has won all four tie-breaks he's played. That same player now wears a broad grin on his face as he strolls through the corridors of Melbourne Park, where another chance at history has come knocking.

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2023 Australian Open odds, men's semifinal predictions: Tsitsipas vs ... (CBSSports.com)

SportsLine tennis expert Jose Onorato has locked in his Australian Open 2023 picks for Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Karen Khachanov on Thursday.

In the first set he won 80% of his first-serve points, and in the second set he won 78%. What is the best bet for Khachanov vs. With his victory over American Sebastian Korda in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Khachanov again is one win away from playing in his first grand slam final. Tsitsipas has won all five matches between the two, losing just two of 12 sets in the process. By contrast Korda won just 50% of his first serves in the second set. Tsitsipas is a -260 favorite (risk $260 to win $100) in the latest Tsitsipas vs. The 24-year-old Tsitsipas has reached only one grand slam final, losing in the French Open in 2021. The 6-foot-6 Russian had played in 23 grand slam tournaments before reaching his first semifinal, in last year's U.S. But Khachanov has found his form in the majors. Tsitsipas has dominated the series against Khachanov. Meanwhile the 26-year-old Khachanov has never reached a grand slam final and has made only one semifinal (2022 U.S. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas can move one step closer to the first grand slam title of his career when he squares off against Karen Khachanov in the semifinals of the 2023 Australian Open on Thursday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

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Azerbaijan calls for sanctions over tennis player's pro-Armenia ... (CNN)

Azerbaijan's tennis federation has called for Karen Khachanov to be sanctioned after the Russian player expressed support for the Armenian-majority ...

Organizers previously said that fans would not be allowed to bring the Russian or Belarusian flag to the site of the Australian Open to enforce its “neutral flag” policy. The 26-year-old Khachanov represents Russia, although he is competing under a neutral flag in Melbourne. Hostilities ended after Armenian-backed separatists agreed to relinquish control over territories in Nagorno-Karabakh and Russia helped to broker a ceasefire deal between the two countries. In a letter addressed to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) dated January 21, Azerbaijian’s tennis federation called for Khachanov to be punished for the messages of support he has written on cameras at the Australian Open. “From my father’s side, from my grandfather’s side, even from my mom’s side. To be honest, I don’t want to go deeper than that, and I just wanted to show strength and support to my people.

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Advanced Edition: Can Karen Khachanov snap Top 10 losing streak ... (Tennis Magazine)

The No. 18 seed carried his revelatory US Open form to Melbourne and is into a second straight major semifinal; can he score his first Top 10 victory since ...

On the brink of returning to the Top 10 himself, this may be no greater moment for him to score a full-circle victory of his own. Should that happen early and often, it will be an easy day at the office for the No. Still, Tsitsipas has proven a tough customer in 2023, going undefeated through four United Cup matches and five in Melbourne. “I would say it's all the details, you know,” he said. Otherwise, there is every reason to believe Khachanov will snap this streak sooner rather than later. [when he reached his first US Open semifinal](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/blunt-force-karen-khachanov-plots-to-silence-casper-ruud-no-1-ambitions-us-open).

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