Famous Russian tennis player, ex-third racket in the world Nadezhda Petrova believes that Karen Khachanov will be able to recover faster after the Australian Open quarter-final victory over American Sebastian Korda, as he expended less energy due to the elimination of an opponent during the match.
“I’m very happy for Karen—he’s finally found his form. This is his second Grand Slam semi-final. He had his first at the US Open, and now he confirms his result in Australia. This suggests he had a good training season. He plays good tennis.
To be honest, he was a bit lucky on the grid: he was lucky that Nadal relegated because Rafa is gaining momentum and confidence with every game. And the fact that he gave up at an early stage played into the hands of Khachanov. Then he had difficult matches with promising young tennis players.
What Korda did not finish the match, said he had a very difficult match against the Pole Hubert Hurkach, where he fought in five sets. Apparently there was some kind of minor injury – the aftermath of that game, so he played in the third set. And it’s very good for Khachanov, he can recover, he has much less energy spent, Petrova told Gazeta.Ru.
In the semi-finals, Khachanov will play with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas .
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Source : MatchTV
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