Former world number nine Andrei Chesnokov told that defending his points at the Australian Open was a psychological burden for Russian tennis player Karen. Khachanov .
On Monday, in the first round of the Australian Open, the Russian, seeded 15th, beat German Daniel Altmaier with a score of 5:7, 6:3, 7:6 (7:5), 7 :6 (7:3). The tennis players spent more than four hours on the court.
— Khachanov won a very difficult match. Before the Australian Open, he played in Hong Kong and lost in the first round to Finland’s Ruusuvuori, who then lost to Rublev in the final. Sometimes it’s not enough to be fit, you also need to have a freebie on the grid. Karen has had a very good start in Australia so far, and I think the second round will be easier for him. At the last Australian Open, Khachanov reached the semi-finals, now he has to defend his points – this is a psychological burden for Karen. It’s probably even a good thing that the first round match turned out to be more difficult for him than he thought.
When a player passes the first and second rounds with scores of 6: 0, 6: 1, and then encounters resistance, it turns out that he is not ready to play psychologically. The game’s nerves must work. If in the first round you meet a difficult opponent and beat him, it will be much easier for you in the next matches,” Chesnokov told .
Khachanov’s next opponent will be American Alexander Kovacevich.
Source : MatchTV
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