Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov lost to Thiago Wilde from Brazil in the second round of the ATP-1000 tournament held in Indian Wells (USA).
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes, ended in two sets with the Brazilian player’s scores of 6:1 and 7:5. In the next round, the Wild will play Hungary’s Fabian Marozan, who beat Chile’s Nicolas Harry in three sets.
The tournament in Indian Wells started on March 6 and will run until March 17. The total prize fund in men’s singles is $8.9 million. The current winner of the tournament is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Russian Daniil Medvedev in the 2023 final.
In the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, Karen Khachanov is ranked 15th and Thiago Wilde is ranked 65th.
On February 24, Khachanov won the ATP 250 tournament in Doha. This was the Russian’s sixth ATP title in his career.
Russian tennis players compete in international tournaments as neutral athletes.
Previously Rublev loser Murray at the Masters in Indian Wells.