Korda needed treatment on a wrist injury in the second set.
KAREN KHACHANOV REACHED his second consecutive Grand Slam semi-final on Tuesday when Sebastian Korda retired hurt at the Australian Open, ending the young American’s dream of emulating his father Petr’s 1998 title run.
Victory equals the 26-year-old’s best performance at a major after his semi-final run during last September’s US Open, where he lost to Norway’s Casper Ruud. “I’m feeling good to be honest and really happy about the way I’m competing,” he added. “I’m looking forward to the semi-finals here in Australia for the first time.”
But with the Russian blasting down aces and winning more than 90 percent on his first serve, the chances to break back were few and far between.
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