Australian Open Quarterfinals Highlights : Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas stormed his way into the semifinal of the Australian Open, The third seeded player defeated 21-year old Jiri Lehecka in straight sets in the quarterfinal on Tuesday, 24th January 2023. Earlier, Victoria Azarenka knocked out third seed Jessica Pegula in the Australian Open 2023. Azarenka clinched a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the quarterfinal. She will next face Elena Rybakina in the semifinal. Karen Khachanov too advanced to the semifinal of the Australian Open. The Russian was leading against Sebastian Korda 7-6, 6-3, 3-0 when the latter retired mid-way after suffering a wrist injury. Wimbledon Champion Elena Rybakina easily disposed off Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets. Follow Australian Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Australian Open Quarterfinals Highlights: Tsitsipas sails past Lehecka in straight sets in Quarterfinal, Karen Khachanov, Azrenka, Rybakina enter semifinal: Watch Highlights
Done in two ✅✅
Elena could not be Ryba-keener to be into the #AO2023 semifinals ✊#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/BYpHgV7Vha
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2023
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AO2023 Quarterfinal Matches
Men’s Singles
- Karen Khachanov vs Sebastian Korda (Retired) – 7-6, 6-3, 3-0
- Stefanos Tsitsipas BEAT Jiri Lehecka – 6-3, 7-6, 6-4
Women’s Singles
- Jelena Ostapenko LOST to Elena Rybakina – 2-6, 4-6
- Jessica Pegula LOST TO Victoria Azarenka – 4-6, 1-6
Sebastian Korda has been forced to retire due to injury.@karenkhachanov advances 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0 ret.#AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/AbiEHT4iKh
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2023
Karen Khachanov vs Sebastian Korda
Karen Khachanov has booked a spot in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The Russian entered the last-4 after the withdrawal of Sebastian Korda midway from the quarterfinal contest due to wrist injury.
Both the players started off the contest with an intense battle as the first set movedinto the tie-break, which Khachanov won. In the second set, Korda suffered the injury and needed medical attention.
He went down 3-6 and in the third set too he was trailing 0-3 before he decided to withdraw from the tournament. Khachanov will now play his maiden semifinal match at the Grand Slam event.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jiri Lehecka
Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the fourth time as the Greek saw off rising Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-3 7-6(2) 6-4 on Tuesday. The third seed dominated the opening set after breaking a nervy Lehecka early on but was pushed hard after that against the 21-year-old who has enjoyed a breakout tournament.
Lehecka, who had never won a Grand Slam match before arriving in Melbourne, used his powerful baseline game to stay with Tsitsipas in the second set but the Greek raised his game to ease through the tiebreak.
Tsitsipas was forced to save three successive break points at 3-3 in the third set as Lehecka threatened to extend the Rod Laver Arena clash. The 24-year-old then pounced with Lehecka serving at 4-5, reaching match point with a searing backhand pass and wrapping up victory as his opponent netted a backhand. Tsitsipas will face Russian Karen Khachanov in the semi-final.
Women’s Singles
Jelena Ostapenko vs Elena Rybakina
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. The Russian-born Kazakh looked sharp from the start and only a 25-minute delay to close the stadium roof against a passing shower prevented her from wrapping up the opening set within a half-an-hour of arriving on court.
Rybakina, who ousted favourite Iga Swiatek in the fourth round, broke straight back, however, and prevailed in an arm-wrestle of a second set to book a meeting with American Jessica Pegula or twice Melbourne Park champion Victoria Azarenka.
Next stop for @vika7 > #AusOpen SEMIFINALS! 🎾#AusOpen #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/GB8fjweMIQ
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2023
Jessica Pegula vs Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times champion crushed third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1 to reach the semi-finals and remain on course for her third Grand Slam crown.
Victory marked the first time in a decade that the 33-year-old had made it to the last-four at Melbourne Park. she will make her first appearance in a major semi-final since the U.S. Open in 2020 where she went on to lose in the title clash.
“Well, it hurts to beat her because I always want her to do well, but the same time I know I have to play my best tennis,” Azarenka said of her friend and practice partner Pegula.
Australian Open Quarterfinals Highlights: Tsitsipas sails past Lehecka in straight sets in Quarterfinal, Karen Khachanov, Azrenka, Rybakina enter semifinal: Watch Highlights
