“It’s a pity that Khachanov lost to an unseeded player at the US Open. He should have won that match” – Petrova

Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov should have beaten Britain’s Daniel Evans in the first round of the US Open, former world number three Nadezhda Petrova has said.

In the first round of the US Open, Khachanov lost to British Daniel Evans with a score of 7:6 (8:6), 6:7 (2:7), 6:7 (4:7), 6:4, 4:6. In the deciding set, the Russian led with a score of 4:0, but lost the advantage and was defeated. The match between Khachanov and Evans set the record for the longest match at the US Open. The tennis players spent 5 hours and 35 minutes on the court.

— In the men’s competition, it’s a pity that Karen Khachanov lost to an experienced, unseeded Englishman. He was supposed to win this match, but something went wrong with him, especially with his backhand, the balls flew away, there were a lot of unforced errors. They played the longest match in the history of the US Open, spent more than five hours on the court, of course, it’s a pity to lose such matches, especially in the first round. The Englishman, by the way, may not even have enough strength for the next round, he will not have time to recover. And it’s a pity that Kotov also lost to an unseeded tennis player, and also in five sets: 6:7 in the fifth set – this is, of course, a disappointing defeat.

In the girls’ match, Kudermetova lost to the top seed from Belgium in three sets, Blinkova lost very easily to the top seed, as if this match had passed almost without a fight. Rakhimova, who entered the starting lineup as a lucky loser, could take a set from the world’s top racket and get a little upset. The others are moving forward, in good shape, in good spirits, ready to go into battle, “Petrova told Soviet Sport.

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