US Open spectators cheered on Khachanov, but he didn’t result in an assault, Tarpishchev says

All the spectators of the US Open quarter-final match between the Australians Nick Kirios and Karen Khachanov acclaim against the Russian tennis player, but he resisted the pressure from the stands and did not result in aggression, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation told Shamil Tarpishchev.

The match, which took place on Wednesday, lasted 3 hours 41 minutes and ended with the score of 7:5, 4:6, 7:5, 6:7 (3:7), 6:4 in favor of the representative of Russia.

“This is Karen’s best match in years!” The game turned out to be very instructive, both played very well. In the first half of the match, Kirios had a slight advantage. But, from the middle of the match, Karen looked better. He worked better on the second ball and won situations on the field. Karen pinned Kirios the entire time, and it was decided at the end of the match. Khachanov spent the entire last game in attack. This robbed Kyrios of the unpredictability he possesses in abundance. Kyrios couldn’t choke Karen, who was already dominating the ball. Karen played tight for a long time, which was decisive in the end.

In this match, all the spectators supported Khachanov. But he resisted the whole match and gave no reason for aggression. Karen handled it coldly and with a lot of confidence from a psychological point of view.

– How do you rate Khachanov’s chances in the semi-finals with Ruud?

— Ruud has a very good back line. Karen should be served as in the last 4-5 matches, with no misses. It is necessary to serve the first serve with a percentage above 60, preferably below 70, Tarpishchev told .

Khachanov, 26, reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career. His next opponent at the US Open will be Norwegian Kasper Ruud.