Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches his maiden Australian Open final: Key stats
Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame Karen Khachanov of Russia to reach the men's singles final at the Australian Open on Friday. The Greek sensation bested his rival 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 to reach his second Grand Slam final. Up next, he faces the winner of the semi-final clash between 21-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul. Here's more.
Key stats from the match
Tsitsipas fired 18 aces to Khachanov's 10. The former, however, conceded five double faults to his rival's tally of one. Both won a tie-breaker each in the concluded affair. Tsitsipas converted 5/12 of his break points. He collected 145 points in the match, including 94 from serves. He had a win percentage of 82 and 59 on his first and second serves, respectively.
Tsitsipas is a three-time semi-finalist at AO
As per Opta, Tsitsipas had lost his previous three semi-finals at AO. Only Andy Roddick has lost his first four men's singles semi-finals at AO in the Open Era.
21-5 win-loss record at the Australian Open
Tsitsipas has raced to a win-loss tally of 21-5 at the Australian Open. It's his first career Slam final in Melbourne and second overall, having finished as runner-up in the 2021 French Open. Tsitsipas wound up as a semi-finalist at AO in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Overall, he has a 49-21 win-loss record across Slams.
Tsitsipas extends his lead over Khachanov
24-year-old Tsitsipas enjoys a perfect 6-0 record against Khachanov on the ATP Tour. The duo last met in R16 of the 2022 Rome Masters, with the former winning 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Tsitsipas attains these records
As per Opta, Tsitsipas (24 years) is the youngest male player to reach the final at the Australian Open since Djokovic and Andy Murray, who faced each other in 2011. Khachanov is one of three players against whom Tsitsipas has a 100% win record (6/6), besides Alex de Minaur 8-8 and Mikael Ymer 5-5 (minimum five matches played).
Tsitsipas seeks world number one ranking
Notably, Tsitsipas has also raced to a 10-0 record in men's singles in 2023. He is one win away from being the world number one in the ATP Rankings. He would also become Greece's first Grand Slam champion.
