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Karatsev makes history with run to semis – Australian Open

Russian qualifier becomes the first man to make the final four in his debut Slam in the Open Era, eliminating hobbled 18th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in four…

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A medical time-out for off-court treatment prolonged Dimitrovs ability to fight on, but the Bulgarian who was stretching between points blinked first in the fourth set to give up a break in the fourth game. Focused on the finish line, Karatsev sealed match point with a backhand winner, earning the victory despite an unforced error count that crept up to 44, 10 more than Dimitrov.
With the win, Karatsev set up a first-time meeting against the winner of Tuesday nights blockbuster quarterfinal between…

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