Former ninth racket in the world Andrey Chesnokov in a conversation with , he shared his emotions from the winning match of the Russian tennis player Karena Khachanova in the third round of the Australian Open.
Khachanov, seeded in the tournament under the 18th number, beat American Francis Tiafoe (16) in the third round with a score of 6:3, 6:4, 3:6, 7:6 (11:9). The meeting lasted 3 hours and 32 minutes. The Russian used four out of 10 break points and went 20 innings from start to finish. In the tie-break of the fourth game, Khachanov lost 1:6, but was able to play five set points in a row.
– Karen Khachanov has created a fantasy! Defeat Thiafo, who is in incredible form. Did he lose the tie-break 1:6? Wow! Of course, pulling a tie-break from such an account doesn’t happen every day! It’s a little surprise for me. I thought Tiafoe had a better chance.
Well done Karine. Very well prepared mentally and physically. Is he the favorite against Yoshito Nishioka? I think so! Listen, Nishioka, of course, is a hard worker, you can say “working bee”. Khachanov is the favorite but he will have to work hard to beat the Japanese, Chesnokov told .
Previously, Khachanov’s best result at the Australian Open was to reach the third round.
Source : MatchTV
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