Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 27, 2023 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates winning his semi final match against Russia's Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the Australian Open final on Friday, taking a step towards becoming the first Greek world number one, which the third seed said would be the culmination of a boyhood dream.
Backed by the predominantly Greek crowd on Rod Laver Arena, the 24-year-old stormed into the second Grand Slam title clash of his career following Roland Garros in 2021, after a 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 win over Russian 18th seed Karen Khachanov.
