Astana Open: Khachanov moves into quarter-finals
Karen Khachanov beat Marin Čilić 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday
Karen Khachanov in 2021 (Panoramic)
Russian Karen Khachanov reached the quarter-finals of the Astana Open by winning against Croat Marin Čilić, the No 9 seed, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Daulet National Tennis Center in Nur-Sultan on Thursday.
Khachanov, ranked No 18, will face the winner of the match between Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp and Serb Novak Djokovic, the No 4 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Russian defeated American Maxime Cressy (6-4, 7-6 (3)). Čilić, ranked No 14, won against German Oscar Otte (5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2). He just arrived from a long journey from Tel Aviv, where he reached the final against Novak Djokovic.
Nur-Sultan ATP 250, other second-round results (Daulet National Tennis Center, USD 1.900.000, most recent results first):
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Daniil Medvedev: Thursday in Nur-Sultan
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Novak Djokovic: Thursday in Nur-Sultan
- Alexander Bublik vs. Hubert Hurkacz : Thursday in Nur-Sultan
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) beat Luca Nardi (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Pavel Kotov (LL): 6-1, 7-6 (5)
- Adrian Mannarino beat David Goffin (LL): 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
- Andrey Rublev (5) beat Zhizhen Zhang (Q): 6-3, 6-2
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