Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Vice President Alexei Selivanenko told that Karen Khachanov played a very worthy match with Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open semi-finals.
In the semifinals, 26-year-old Khachanov lost to Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas with the score 6:7 (2:7), 4:6, 7:6 (8:6), 3:6. For the Russian, this is the first Australian Open semi-final of his career and the second consecutive Grand Slam tournaments.
“First of all, I would like to highlight the high level tennis,” Selivanenko told . – A very beautiful game, which has abounded in real tennis championship draws. Karen played very well. Came out the third set with match points in a difficult situation.
And what happened next… This happens often. After a heavy streak, attention can get a little hooked. Visually, it’s a bit runny. And at this level, it’s just a little enough for Stefanos to come off. And then it was almost enough for Karen to catch up with the opponent. But a big tournament, Khachanov should be happy. Another Grand Slam semi-final is a great start to a long season.
– With such a start, what are Karen’s prospects for the season?
– Any player playing in the ATP circuit has chances to improve the result. It all depends on him and the opponent he is playing with. It all depends on various factors, certain circumstances.
In the final, Tsitsipas will face either Serbian Novak Djokovic or American Tommy Paul.
Source : MatchTV
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