Karen Russian Khachanov had a good match in the Australian Open semi-finals, but the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas a player of a different level, says former Russian tennis player Andrey Chesnokov.
Khachanov lost to Tsitsipas with the score 6:7 (2:7), 4:6, 7:6 (8:6), 3:6.
– Karen had a very good match, the fight lasted until the end. Not a game, but a song! Karen lost, won back and fought like a true champion. It’s a shame that in the fourth set I lost my attention, the mistakes started, and it was already difficult to save the game. Tsitsipas served superbly, pressured Karen on every serve and won. Stefanos is still a player of a different level, now showing his maximum from the AO final. With such pressure, it will be very difficult for Djokovic to play the final. Karen did not follow the mobility of Tsitsipas, he felt the heaviness of Khachanov’s jolts.
A very interesting tournament for our guys, lots of unexpected and sobering results. For example, the departure of Kudermetova, which I still do not understand. In general, women’s performance was impaired. Only Gracheva pleased me and pleasantly surprised me – she destroyed Kasatkina. Men performed more evenly: something worked, something didn’t work, but the outcome is more positive.
And, of course, I was surprised by Djokovic, who at 35 is showing his best tennis of his entire career. It is surprising that many people reveal themselves at the age of 20-25, and he flies at 35,” Chesnokov told Sport24.
Source : MatchTV
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