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Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-final - Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev: Karatsev double faults on his serve and then a long shot means Djokovic isup 0-30. Djokovic hits long on the back-hand return to make it 15-30. The Russian fools Djko and hits a cross-court winner to level it. With a powerful deep-court forehand gives him the lead and then finishes it off with a commanding cross-court backhand to hold serve.
Djokovic* 3-3 Karatsev
Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-final - Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev: Djokovic races to a 30-0 lead but Karatsev is not giving in so easily. With longer rallies and safe shots he fights back to make it 30-30. A return on the second serve from Djoko went wide and then a long return means he holds serve.
Djokovic 3-2 Karatsev*
Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-final - Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev: Two amazing serves means Karatsev takes a 30-0 lead against Djokovic and unforced error Karatsev to hold serve. Brilliant net play from a stretching Karatsev's return was in and he was40-0 up only for Djokovic to get a foot in. Another down the line winner helps Djoko to make it 30-40. But Karatsev holds on to his service with a good serve and volley.
Djokovic* 2-2 Karatsev
Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-final - Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev: Karatsev forces and unforced error to get ahead but Djokovic hits back with back-to-back points to get his nose ahead. Karatsev hits a delicious cross-court return to level things only for an ace and from Djokovic and unforced error Karatsev to hold serve.
Djokovic 2-1 Karatsev*
Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-final - Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev: After Djokovic took the first point, Karatsev hits back with powerul serves down the middle to gain 30-15. Another unfrced fault on the return from the world number 1 means the Russian is 40-15 up and holds serve with a long return from Djoko
Djokovic* 1-1 Karatsev
Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-final - Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev: Karatsev hits long on Djokovic's serve starting off the semifinal and then hits the net on the return on the second serve. The third is an ace and the fourth also the same takes the first game 40-0.
Djokovic 1-0 Karatsev*
Lets Go! - Time for Novak Djokovic vs Aslan Karatsev!!
This is the first time these two are meeting!
𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖'𝕤 𝕒 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘@DjokerNole 🆚 @AsKaratsev
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 18, 2021
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Path to the semi-final - Aslan Karatsev:
1st rd: bt Gianluca Mager (ITA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
2nd rd: bt Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 6-0, 6-1, 6-0
3rd rd: bt Diego Schwartzman (ARG x8) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
4th rd: bt Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN x20) 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Quarter-final: bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x18) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Path to the semi-final - Novak Djokovic:
1st rd: bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
2nd rd: bt Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/2), 6-3
3rd rd: bt Taylor Fritz (USA x27) 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
4th rd: bt Milos Raonic (CAN x14) 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Quarter-final: bt Alexander Zverev (GER x6) 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6)
Aslan Karatsev
Age: 27
World ranking: 114
Prize money: $142,830
Career titles: 0
Grand Slam titles: 0
Australian Open best: Semi-final (2021)
Coach: Yahor Yatsyk
Novak Djokovic
Age: 33
World ranking: 1
Prize money: $145,656,177
Career titles: 81
Grand Slam titles: 17
Australian Open best: Champion (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020)
Coach: Marian Vajda, Goran Ivanisevic
Novak Djokovic is one of the best-known sportsmen in the world but his semi-final will be against a player he confessed he was unaware of until this year's Australian Open.
The top-ranked men's player would not be the only one in the tennis circuit who would not have previously heard of the 114th-ranked Russian Aslan Karatsev, 27, before 2021.
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