Karen Khachanov advanced to his second consecutive Grand Slam semi-final on Tuesday night after Sebastian Korda retired in the third set with a right wrist injury. The 18th seed was leading 7-6(5), 6-3, 3-0 after winning seven straight games following a medical timeout for the American midway through set two.
Khachanov won a hard-fought opening set, regrouping with a strong tie-break after failing to serve it out at 5-4. He then saw three break points go begging early in the second set as he stayed on top with his consistent baseline game.
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Korda received a medical timeout for treatment on his wrist at 3-2 in the second set, but struggled to control his forehand once he returned to the court as Khachanov quickly extended his lead.
Khachanov will face Stefanos Tsitsipas or Jiri Lehecka in the semi-finals, with that quarter-final set for Tuesday evening in Rod Laver Arena.
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