2024-01-15 14:00:48
Karen Khachanov / Photo: © Northern Palmyra Trophies 2023
The winner of two Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments, Andrei Olkhovsky, said that Russian Karen Khachanov won the first round of the Australian Open over Daniel Altmaier thanks to his skill.
On Monday, in the first round match of the Australian Open, the Russian, seeded 15th, beat the German with a score of 5:7, 6:3, 7:6 (7:5), 7:6 (7:3). The tennis players spent more than four hours on the court.
— Most strong players have a tendency – they don’t play very well in the first rounds, but then they improve. From the first round we can say that Karen has class, and at the right moments he used it. It was a difficult match with Altmaier, but in important moments Khachanov played confidently. He will need this quality in future matches as well,” RB Sport quotes Olkhovsky as saying.
Khachanov’s next opponent will be American Alexander Kovacevich.
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