Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) President Shamil Tarpishchev shared his views on the Masters quarter-final match between Karen Khachanov and Spanish Carlos Alcaras in Madrid.
“There was a zaruba where everyone had their own trump cards. If Karen holds the serve and she has served well, she has a positional advantage. Although the match could have ended in Andrey’s favour, it ended in his favour.
Karen is in good shape now, but still not enough to beat the same Alcaraz. He stubbornly plays on such pitches, but Alcaras, if he is an opponent, objectively has more chances, ”explains Tarpishcheva. TASS.
On Tuesday, Karen Khachanov advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating compatriot Andrey Rublev 7:6, 6:4 in the fourth round of the tournament in Madrid. He also continues to participate in the doubles tournament, playing with the same Rublev. The couple also came out 1/4.
In addition to Khachanov, another Russian remained at the tournament in Madrid – Aslan Karatsev. He will face Zhang Zhizhen (China) in the quarterfinals.
Formerly Andrey Chesnokov He said he was not surprised by Karatsev’s victory over Medvedev at the Masters..