Tennis-Paul aiming higher after Australian Open run ends


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 27 Jan 2023

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 27, 2023 Tommy Paul of the U.S. looks dejected as he exits the court after losing his semi final match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic REUTERS/Loren Elliott

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - American Tommy Paul's run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open will take him into the world's top 20 for the first time but the 25-year-old does not want to stop there.

His dream run in Melbourne was brought to an emphatic end by a clinical Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Serb moved one win away from a record-extending 10th title.

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