Athletistic / Tennis. Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov debuted with a victory at the ATP-500 tournament in Dubai (UAE). The Russian world number 15 confidently defeated world number 72 Luc Van Assche of France in the first round.

The match, which lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes, ended with a score of 6:2, 6:3.

After winning the Doha tournament, Khachanov returned to the top 15 of the ATP rankings

Khachanov has nine aces, he made three service errors and converted four out of eight break points. Van Assche served four times, made three service errors and converted only one break point out of three.

Khachanov’s next opponent at the Dubai tournament will be Czech Jiri Legechka. He beat Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the first round.


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