Tennis pro Stefanos Tsitsipas has reached the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In his semi-final match, the Greek defeated the Russian Karen Khachanov 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 4, 6: 7 (6: 8), 6: 3 and is thus in a Grand Slam for the second time in his career -Final.

There the 2021 French Open finalist will meet the winner of the second semi-final between tournament favorite Novak Djokovic from Serbia and the American Tommy Paul on Sunday, who will then face each other (9.30 a.m. CET / Eurosport) in the Rod Laver Arena.

"I'm extremely happy to be in the final. Let's see what comes of it," said Tsitsipas, who would also replace the injured absent Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz as number one in the world rankings if he won the tournament. "I like this number," said Tsitsipas with a grin, then the audience favorite yelled into the microphone at the fans: "Let's do it, guys! Let's do it!"

At 24 years and 170 days, Tsitsipas is the youngest male finalist at the Australian Open in 12 years. The second in the Olympics, Khachanov, on the other hand, missed his first final in a major tournament.