Khachanov reached the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament, where he can play with Bablik
Khachanov at the tournament in Almaty played five matchballs at the end of the match with Czech Makhach. He will play for reaching the semifinals with Bablik if he defeats the Hungarian Marozan
The third racket of Russia Karen Khachanov won the tiebreak of the third set of the Czech Tomas Makhach and reached the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Almaty.
The Russian won with the score 6:2, 4:6, 7:6 (9:7). In the decisive set, he played five matchballs at the 72nd racket of the world.
Khachanov’s next opponent (25th in the ranking) may be Kazakhstani tennis player Alexander Bublik (19th), who later on Thursday will play with Hungarian Fabian Marozan (64th).
Previously, Bublik and Khachanov met in the ATP twice, winning one victory each.
The prize fund of the tournament in Almaty exceeds $1 million. Last year it was won by Russian Daniil Medvedev.
