Korda stops , Khachanov into 1st Australian Open semifinal

The quarterfinal match between Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda at the Australian Open on Tuesday was extremely close throughout the whole set. Up until Khachanov exploded with a down-the-line backhand to end a 17-shot point and win a tiebreaker.In order for him to hear some encouragement from the Rod Laver Arena audience, Khachanov placed his right index finger to his ear and waved it in the direction of the number one. Soon after that, early in the second set, American Korda, 22, whose father Petr was the 1998 Australian Open winner, had soreness in his right wrist after misfiring on a forehand service return. He requested a trainer to look it over and record it.With a 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-0 deficit early in the third, it was already over, allowing Khachanov to advance to his first semifinal at Melbourne Park and make his second straight appearance in the final four of a Grand Slam tournament after his run at the U.S. Open in September.Soon, Khachanov was conducting an on-court winner's interview as Korda was making his way toward the locker room while toting a red equipment bag over his left shoulder and sporting a glum expression.I would say, "I kind of reinvented myself." The 26-year-old Russian Khachanov, who is seeded eighth in Australia, said, "I always believed in myself, but there are always ups and downs. " And It just shows you what you are capable of occasionally when you have this wonderful outcome, and you start to believe more and more.The first time Korda's wrist hurt was during a tune-up match in Adelaide earlier this month, but up until Tuesday, he said it had been alright.Korda remarked, "I kind of felt that place that I was feeling previously." I struggled to keep the racket still during certain forehands. For me, volleyball was practically impossible. So, it was a bit difficult.The 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko was defeated by reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-4 to go to the semifinals at Melbourne Park earlier on Tuesday. The match was delayed for nearly 20 minutes in the first set because the main stadium's Due to the rain, the retractable roof was closed.Rybakina, who blasted 11 aces and now has 35 for the event, will face Victoria Azarenka or Jessica Pegula next.

The No. 22 seed Rybakina, who was born in Moscow but has played for Kazakhstan since 2018 since it promised to pay for her tennis career, said, "I acquired all the experience at Wimbledon, and it's helping me at this time, here in Australia, and I know what to expect." It is undoubtedly simpler in this situation.For a spot in the men's final, Khachanov will compete against either No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece or unseeded Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic. The quarterfinal matchup between Tsitsipas and Lehecka was set on Tuesday night.Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 U.S. Open winner and two-time Australian Open runner-up, was defeated by 29th-seeded Korda in the third round. In the fourth round, Korda defeated No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz in five sets.fourth game.This time, three American men in their 20s advanced to the quarterfinals, which was the most for the nation in the Australian Open since 2000. One of them was the younger Korda. Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul, the other two, compete on Wednesday for a spot in the semifinals.None of the three had ever advanced past the semifinals in a significant competition.There are several advantages. In other words, the pros outweigh the cons by a wide margin. Korda remarked, pointing to his wrist, "Today was rough, but hopefully it's nothing major and I can take care of it so I don't have it in the future." "I'm going to go on and keep working with my head held high."