Alex de Minaur will continue his quest for a Nitto ATP Finals berth when he goes up against Karen Khachanov in the Vienna semifinals on Saturday. The winner will battle either Jack Draper or Lorenzo Musetti for the title.Karen Khachanov vs. (2) Alex de Minaur With Andrey Rublev losing to Ben Shelton in the Basel…
Getty Images The remaining quarterfinal spots in Vienna will be handed out on Thursday, when Karen Khachanov and Brandon Nakashima clash in an all-unseeded matchup. No. 2 seed Alex de Minaur continues his week against Flavio Cobolli. Karen Khachanov vs. Brandon Nakashima Khachanov and Nakashima will be squaring off for the first time in their…
Roberto Bautista Agut, at 36 years of age, picks up his first title in two years, winning the European Open in Antwerp by defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final, 7-5 6-1. I think I deserved a week like this Roberto Bautista Agut The Spanish veteran top-spinned his way to victory in 75-minutes and was ruthless…
Getty Images Seeds Jiri Lehecka and Karen Khachanov are one win away from respective titles in Antwerp and Almaty, which will be at stake on Sunday. Lehecka is going up against Roberto Bautista Agut, while Khachanov faces Gabriel Diallo. European Open: Roberto Bautista Agut vs. (5) Jiri Lehecka Although Lehecka has not been on tour…
Karen Khachanov captured his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Karen Khachanov reinforced his reputation as a convincing closer. The third-seeded Khachanov grounded maiden finalist Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win his seventh career title at the Almaty Open. Khachanov improved to 7-2 in Tour-level finals, collecting…
Gabriel Diallo’s first piece of hardware on the ATP Tour is a runner-up trophy after he lost in his first tour-level final on Sunday to world No. 26 Karen Khachanov at the Almaty Open. Slow starts in each set forced the Canadian to play from behind for most of the day. He fought hard, even…
Only two seeds remain in Almaty, but the semifinal lineup isn’t particularly surprising since Aleksandar Vukic and Gabriel Diallo are worthy unseeded foes. Vukic awaits Karen Khachanov, while Diallo goes up against Francisco Cerundolo.Aleksandar Vukic vs. (3) Karen KhachanovKhachanov and Vukic will be going head-to-head for the third time in their careers when they battle…
Carlos Alcaraz never lost a set against Karen Khachanov, but he was closest to it during their match at the 2024 China Open. Still, the Spaniard was able to win the match without losing a set. Khachanov hasn’t had the best of times against Alcaraz, but he’s hardly alone in that regard. Plenty of players…
Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov will be going head-to-head for the fourth time in their careers when they clash in the quarterfinals of the China Open on Monday. Unsurprisingly, Alcaraz has won all three of their previous encounters–and it hasn’t been close. The third-ranked Spaniard rolled 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 at the 2022 French Open, 6-0,…
Karen Khachanov joked about ending his doubles partnership with Taylor Fritz after failing to win the 2024 Cinch Championships together. While most top singles players don’t play doubles regularly, some play occasionally because it can benefit them. For example, the grass season is very short, so many players opt to play doubles as well as…
