Former world number nine Andrei Chesnokov told that the Russian Karen Khachanov could have gone further at the Australian Open if he had played against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas or the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, and not with the Italian Jannik sinner .
On Sunday, Khachanov lost to world number four Sinner with a score of 4:6, 5:7, 3:6 in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
— Khachanov gave Sinner a good fight. He didn’t have enough in the second set to turn things around. Last year Khachanov reached the semi-finals in Melbourne, he had to defend his points. But it turns out that Karen met Sinner, one of the favorites for the Australian Open.
Yannick is currently playing at an incredibly high level. He showed it last year by beating Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic in the final phase. There is no shame in leaving such a player. If Khachanov played against Tsitsipas or Hurkac, there would be more chances of winning, Chesnokov told .
On Tuesday, Sinner will meet Russian Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals of the tournament in Melbourne.
Source : MatchTV
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