At the ATP-250 tournament held in Metz, France, Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov defeated the host country’s representative Constant Letien in the 1/8 final match and reached the quarter-finals.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 29 minutes, ended with Russia’s victory in two sets with scores of 6:4 and 6:4.
In the next round, Khachanov can face compatriot Alexander Shevchenko if he beats Mate Walkus (Hungary).
Khachanov is ranked 15th in the ATP rankings. He became the winner of five tournaments held under the auspices of the organization. Her best results in Grand Slam tournaments were reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2023 and the US Open in 2022. On September 26, the Russian won the ATP tournament in Zhuhai, China, beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the final. Khachanov won a tournament under the auspices of the ATP for the first time since 2018, when he won the Masters series tournament in Paris.
In 2021, Khachanov became the singles silver medalist of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and won the Davis Cup as part of the Russian team.
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