Morozova after Khachanov’s victory over Sonego noted that the Russian was in very good shape

1974 Roland Garros champion in doubles Olga Morozova, in a conversation with a correspondent, noted the good form of the Russian Karena Khachanova who reached the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros.

Khachanov defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the fourth round 1:6, 6:4, 7:6 (9:7), 6:1 and advanced to the quarter-finals of Roland Garros for the first time since 2019. Opponents spent 3 hours and 26 minutes on the pitch.

The first set was difficult. Each time everything depends on the psychology of the game: you understand what you can do in this or that match, you achieve what you want then, and throughout the tournament you have already done a lot. I already want to enter the second week of the competition, and then you also understand that your friend Andrey Rublev lost to this opponent. Andrey surely said something to Karen, who analyzed her opponent. It’s all in your head and you kind of have to adapt to what’s happening on the pitch.

The fact that Sonego has been playing a lot of games lately has also had a positive effect on Karen’s situation. But first of all, it seems to me that something new appeared in Khachanov’s game: he began to act more powerfully. And even there was not so much power as sharpness in every hit. And this sharpness gives a hard time to its rivals. It moves well, delivers well.

The main thing is that it is now restored. In this regard, his opponent helped him a little with his injury. Although it is worth saying that at such a time it is also very difficult to play. Faced with an injured tennis player, you find yourself in a situation where you seem to have everything on your plate, but in reality you still have to eat that last morsel! So it was not easy, but in the end everything went well for the Russian. I think Karen is in really good shape right now. God forbid he stays the same in the second week, Morozova told .

Serbian Novak Djokovic will be Khachanov’s next opponent.