Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov will play without restraint in the semi-final of the US Open against the Norwegian Kasper Ruuda and will show what he is capable of, former world first racketeer Yevgeny Kafelnikov told .
Earlier, Khachanov qualified for the semi-finals of the US Open, beating Australian Nick Kirios in five sets (7:5, 4:6, 7:5, 6:7 (3:7), 6:4). Another Russian Andrei Rublev could not break through the quarter-final barrier, losing to American Francis Tiafoe (6:7 (3:7), 6:7 (0:7), 4:6 ).
– I am disappointed with the trend of departures in the quarter-finals of Grand Slam tournaments, which Andrey described. He failed to overcome this barrier in six attempts. This, of course, is troubling. Honestly, I don’t understand why this is happening.
As for Karen Khachanov, no one expected him to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. He pleasantly surprised everyone. It’s a great result! He needed it to earn ranking points and gain confidence.
We are not giving up hope that Karen will adequately hold the match against Kasper Ruud. For the Norwegian, this meeting is also the most important. According to the results of the US Open, Ruud can become the first racket in the world. I think all the pressure will be on the Norwegian. Based on these considerations, I assume Karen will play relaxed and show what he is capable of.
I think Ruud has weaknesses. Karen’s team knows them well. I fully agree that Khachanov will be able to use them, Kafelnikov told .
The match between Khachanov and Ruud will take place on September 9.
Source : MatchTV
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