Russian Karen Khachanov lost to Dutch representative Botik van de Zandshulp in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Tournament.
The game lasted 1 hour 34 minutes and ended with the score 7:5, 6:2 in favor of van de Zandshulp.
The Russian has five aces, three double faults and one break point made in five.
In the next round, the Dutchman will face the winner of the meeting between the Italian Francesco Passaro and the Swede Mikael Humer.
ATP 500 tournament. Dubai (UAE). The prize fund is $2,855,495. Open, hard terrain
First round
Karen Khachanov (Russia) – Botik van de Zandshulp (Netherlands) – 5:7, 2:6
Source : MatchTV
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