Andrey Olkhovsky, winner of two Grand Slam tournaments in mixed doubles, shared his view on Russian tennis players Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov starting at the French Open 2023 (Roland Garros). TASS.
“Very difficult victories, but the most important thing is that we won. There aren’t many surprises in a five-set format. Rublev and Khachanov were the clear favorites in their matches and won in the class.
They showed better preparation, better psychological stability. That means they can let them lose a set or two, but still win later,” Olkhovsky said.
Rublev, Russia’s second and the world’s seventh racket, defeated Serbian Laszlo Djere, who is 57th in the Tennis Professionals Association rating, in the opening match. The Russian player won the match with the scores of 6:1, 3:6, 6:3, 6:4 in four sets.
The 11th racket of the world, Khachanov, defeated the French Constant Letien, who is ranked 69th in the Tennis Professionals Association rating, in five sets. Khachanov agreed after the first two sets, but managed to turn the tide of the fight by winning 3:6, 1:6, 6:2, 6:1, 6:3.
Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina appeared In the second round of the French Open (Roland Garros). In the first round, the representative of Russia met with German athlete Jule Niemeyer. Their duel, which lasted 1 hour and 34 minutes, ended in Kasatkina’s favor with a score of 6:3, 6:4 in two sets.