Australian Open 2023 Men’s Singles Semi-finals: Novak Djokovic defeats Tommy Paul© AFP
Australian Open 2023, Men’s Singles Semi-Final Highlights: Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic defeated Tommy Paul in the men’s singles semi-final match of Australian Open 2023 at Rod Laver Arena on Friday. The Serbian defeated Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 in a semi-final match that lasted two hours and 20 minutes to enter the final of the tournament. Djokovic will now face Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday and try to win his 10th Australian Open title.
Here are the highlights of the 2023 Australian Open, Men’s Singles semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul, live from the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne:
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16:37 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic beats Paul
Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic stormed into the final of the Australian Open 2023 after defeating Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 in the men’s singles semi-final match. summit on sunday
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16:33 (IST)
Australia Open live: Paul holds serve again
Tommy Paul made a comeback in the final moments of the game to win 40–30 over Novak Djokovic. How is still trailing 2-5 in the third set.
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16:31 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic returns
Novak Djokovic came back in the sixth game and claimed a 40–0 victory over Tommy Paul. He now leads 5-1 and is just one game away from winning the third set.
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16:25 (IST)
Australia Open live: Paul holds serve
Despite being 4–0 down, Tommy Paul showed a great effort and came back to win 40–30 against Novak Djokovic in the fifth game. He is now trailing 1-4 in the third set.
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16:24 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic close to victory
Novak Djokovic came close to winning the fourth game and took a 4-0 lead in the third set.
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16:13 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic takes 2-0 lead
Novak Djokovic held serve again and won the second game 40–15 against Tommy Paul. Now he is leading 2-0 in the third set.
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16:08 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic breaks Paul
What an exciting game!!! Novak Djokovic continued his dominance and won the first game. He evened it up 1-0 in the third set.
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15:53 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic won the second set
Novak Djokovic played brilliantly and won 40–30 over Tommy Paul in the seventh game. With this victory, Djokovic also won the second set 6-1.
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15:49 (IST)
Australia Open live: Paul holds serve
After falling behind in the first five games, Tommy Paul put up a tough fight and won 40–30 in the sixth game. He is now trailing 1-5 in the second set.
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15:46 (IST)
Australia Open live: Djokovic makes it 5-0
Novak Djokovic completely dominated the fifth game with a 40–0 win over Tommy Paul. Now he leads 5-0 in the second set.
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15:43 (IST)
Australia Open live: Djokovic breaks Paul again, makes it 4-0
In the fourth game, there was an exciting match between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul. However, the Serbian had the last laugh with a 40–30 victory and took a 4–0 lead in the second set.
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15:36 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic takes 3-0 lead
After a thrilling third game, Novak Djokovic finally claimed victory and took a 3–0 lead in the second set. His eyes are on this win to reach the final of the Australian Open on Sunday.
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15:26 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic breaks Paul
Novak Djokovic defeated Tommy Paul 40–30 in the second game to take a 2–0 lead in the second set.
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15:24 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic holds serve, makes it 1-0
After winning the first set, Novak Djokovic continued to dominate and won the first game 40–15. He leads 1-0 in the second set.
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15:16 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic won the first set
Despite a commendable fightback from Tommy Paul, Novak Djokovic won the first set 7–5. Djokovic broke Paul’s serve 30-40 in the 12th game to take the first set.
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15:11 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic takes the lead
Novak Djokovic clearly dominated the 11th game to win 40–0 over Tommy Paul. Now he leads 6-5 in the first set.
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15:07 (IST)
Australia Open live: Paul holds serve again
What a comeback for Tommy Paul!! After trailing 0-3, he came back strongly as the score was tied at 5-5 in the first set after the 10th game.
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15:03 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Paul breaks Djokovic again
what a rally!!! Tommy Paul won after 30 shots. He broke Novak Djokovic once again and will now have to serve to stay in the game. He is behind 4-5 in the first set.
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14:59 (IST)
Australia Open live: Paul holds serve again
In the eighth game, Tommy Paul fought hard against Novak Djokovic and again held serve. He is trailing 3-5 in the first set.
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14:55 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Paul breaks Djokovic
After a thrilling contest in the seventh game, Tommy Paul fought back brilliantly to break Novak Djokovic’s serve. He is now trailing 2-5 in the first set.
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14:48 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic breaks Paul again, score 5-1
After a closely fought sixth game, Novak Djokovic broke Tommy Paul again to extend his lead to 5–1 in the first set.
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14:42 (IST)
Australia Open live: Djokovic holds serve again
Novak Djokovic made a comeback in the fifth game to win over Tommy Paul. He has taken a 4-1 lead in the first set.
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14:36 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Paul holds serve for the first time
After trailing 3–0 in the first set, Tommy Paul came back and held serve for the first set as the score stood at 1–3.
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14:32 (IST)
Djokovic dominates in the first set
Novak Djokovic is leaving no room for Tommy Paul to score points. The Serb has taken a 3-0 lead in the first set.
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14:29 (IST)
Australia Open Live: Djokovic breaks Paul
Novak Djokovic broke Tommy Paul’s serve and won the second game 40–15. He took a 2-0 lead in the first set.
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14:23 (IST)
Australia Open live: Djokovic holds serve
Novak Djokovic held serve in the first game and took a 1-0 lead over Tommy Paul in the first set.
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14:10 (IST)
Australia Open Live: The stage is set
Novak Djokovic and Tommy Paul both walk off the court as the Australian Open men’s singles semi-final match gets underway.
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14:04 (IST)
Australian Open Live: We’re minutes away!
Live action is just minutes away! Tommy Paul faces Novak Djokovic’s Chariot. Can the American win a single set? We’ll have to wait and find out.
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13:46 (IST)
Australian Open LIVE: Djokovic eyes 27th consecutive win at Melbourne Park
Currently, Novak Djokovic is on a 26-match winning streak at Melbourne Park and has looked incredibly impressive since his recovery from his left hamstring injury.
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13:12 (IST)
Australian Open LIVE: Tsitsipas on meeting Djokovic or Paul in the final!
Stefanos Tsitsipas about the player he would like to face in the final: “We have a player who has played nine finals here and a player from my generation. I played a lot with Tommy.” [Paul] So it’s lovely to see him come from behind in the juniors and be able to play in those semi-finals at the Grand Slam events. It brings back memories for sure.”
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12:39 (IST)
Australian Open LIVE: Tsitsipas qualifies for final
The first men’s singles semi-final result is out, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Karant Khachanov 7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to advance to the final. The winner of the Djokovic vs. Paul match will face Tsitsipas in the title-decider.
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12:20 (IST)
Australian Open LIVE: Novak Djokovic, in form!
Novak Djokovic produced a disastrous quarterfinal performance in his last outing at the Australian Open, defeating Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Will Tommy Paul be able to stop him?
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12:08 (IST)
Australian Open LIVE: Djokovic’s father out of semi-finals
Novak Djokovic, a strong contender for the Australian Open 2023 title, will take on Tommy Paul in the semi-finals. But, due to a dispute, Djokovic’s father would not be present to watch his son play in the final round.
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