MELBOURNE, Jan 24 — Karen Khachanov harnessed the confidence he took from making the US Open semi-finals to match the feat at the Australian Open today, helped by Sebastian Korda...
MELBOURNE, Jan 24 — Karen Khachanov harnessed the confidence he took from making the US Open semi-finals to match the feat at the Australian Open today, helped by Sebastian Korda retiring hurt.
Victory equals the 26-year-old Khachanov’s best performance at a major after his semi-final run at last September’s US Open, where he lost to Norway’s Casper Ruud.“I would say I always believed in myself, but there are always ups and downs and sometimes when you have this great result , it just shows you what you’re capable of,” he said.
Khachanov also had an easier ride in the fourth round, routing Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets while Korda slogged through a five-set thriller against Hubert Hurkacz.The Russian, who reached a career-high ranking of eight in 2019, opened with a serve to love, then reeled off an easy break to go 2-0 clear with Korda’s early nerves apparent.
It went to a tiebreak, where Khachanov held his nerve, sealing it on his third set point with a blistering backhand down the line. Korda left the court at the changeover, clearly in trouble. He continued but lost the opening 10 points of the third set before retiring.
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