Carlos Alcaraz somehow reached his first Australian Open final after overcoming Alexander Zverev in a five-set epic.
The 22-year-old was struggling with an injury from the third set and Zverez served for the match in the fifth before Alcaraz broke back to win 6-4 7-6 6-7 6-7 7-5.
It was the longest ever Australian Open semi-final at five hours and 27 minutes.
Alcaraz, who needs the Aussie title to complete the Grand Slam, will face Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic who meet in the second semi later on Friday.
Third seed Zverev was bidding for his first major title after three runner-up finishes and will be crushed by his narrow defeat.
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