Novak Djokovic def. Aslan Karatsev — Semifinal, Australian Open 2021
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia8 – 21 Feb
What this match is worth
Points earned
+1300
Djokovic · Karatsev banks 800
Around this match
The other semifinal
Daniil Medvedev d. Stefanos Tsitsipas6-4 6-2 7-5
Title defence
Novak Djokovic still in — won it in 2020
Seeds left
3 of 15 — nos. 1, 4, 5
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇫🇷Jeremy Chardy
6-3 6-1 6-2
Gianluca Mager🇮🇹
6-3 6-3 6-4
🇺🇸Frances Tiafoe
6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-3
Egor Gerasimov🇧🇾
6-0 6-1 6-0
🇺🇸Taylor Fritz
7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman🇦🇷
6-3 6-3 6-3
🇨🇦Milos Raonic
7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 6-4
Felix Auger Aliassime🇨🇦
3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4
🇩🇪Alexander Zverev
6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6)
Grigor Dimitrov🇧🇬
2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Novak Djokovic and Aslan Karatsev reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Novak Djokovic beat Jeremy Chardy; Aslan Karatsev beat Gianluca Mager. Round of 64: Novak Djokovic beat Frances Tiafoe; Aslan Karatsev beat Egor Gerasimov. Round of 32: Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz; Aslan Karatsev beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman. Round of 16: Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic; Aslan Karatsev beat Felix Auger Aliassime. Quarterfinal: Novak Djokovic beat Alexander Zverev; Aslan Karatsev beat Grigor Dimitrov
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
15–5
Sets won
15–3
58%
Games won
64%
4–2
Tiebreaks
0–0
1
Deciding sets
1
Novak Djokovic left, Aslan Karatsevright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.