Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached the Australian Open final with an hard-fought victory over Karen Khachanov on Friday.
The Greek now has another chance to land his first Grand Slam title after the third seed won 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 against Khachanov, who was going for a maiden major final.
Tsitsipas might have the chance to avenge his loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 French Open final as the Serbian Djokovic plays American Tommy Paul in Friday’s other semi-final.
Tsitsipas, who will become the world number one if he wins the title, eventually booked his place after recovering from Khachanov saving two match points in the third-set tie-break.
Nine-time champion Djokovic is the favourite to face Tsitsipas and takes on the unseeded Paul, who is competing in his first major semi-final.
The 35-year-old former world number one has won in Melbourne every time he has reached the last four and is aiming for a record-extending 10th title which would equal Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 major men’s titles.