President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev told that he positively assessed the result Karena Khachanova at the Australian Open, which lost in the semi-final of the tournament to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In the semifinals, 26-year-old Khachanov lost to 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.
– Congratulations Karine. Yes, he lost, but he could have won. Of course, I regret the point he lost in the second game. It was an important ball. The second set may not have gone to Tsitsipas. And so, in terms of game quality, everything is very cool. Really correctly played Khachanov. The only thing would be a raise if he varied the first serve. It is not necessary to serve with the first ball, and to change places with the second. Yet in the middle he served not at court, but at the corps. However, Karen can really win. I think this year he will be in the top ten of the world rankings. I consider his result in Australia a big plus, first of all for himself,” Tarpishchev told .
In the final, Tsitsipas will face either Serbian Novak Djokovic or American Tommy Paul.
Source : MatchTV
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