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MELBOURNE, Australia – By the end of Friday, the men’s singles finalists will be determined.

And the women’s doubles finalists will also be set – with the No. 1 and No. 2 teams still very much alive.

Can Tommy Paul trouble Novak Djokovic?

Didn’t look like it, and then he did. We’ll see.

Could Karen Khachanov, against whom Tsitsipas is 5-0, pull off an upset there?

Nah. Effort was there, Tsitsipas just too good.

Luisa Stefani (who has made an impressive comeback from a horrible knee injury suffered on court at the US Open with bestie Gabriela Dabrowski, wins her first major – the mixed with countryman Rafael Matos.

Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of Eastern time.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan 16 – 29, 2023
Draw size: S128 / D64 / XD32

Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
Final results

Mixed doubles final

[PR] Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos (BRA) def Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna (IND) 76 (2) 62

Men’s singles, semifinals

[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [15] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 76 (4) 64 67 (6) 63
[4] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def Tommy Paul (USA) 75 61 62

Women’s doubels, semifinals

[1] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Sinoakova (CZE) def. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 62 62
[10] Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) def [2] Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA) 62 76 (7)