Toronto Masters: Khachanov makes final
Karen Khachanov edged out Alexander Zverev 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday night and will face the winner of the match between No 4 seed Ben Shelton and second seed Taylor Fritz for the title
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Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 11 seed, reached the final of the Toronto Masters by edging out German Alexander Zverev, the top seed, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) at the Aviva Centre on Wednesday night.
Khachanov, ranked No 16, will face the winner of the match between No 4 seed Ben Shelton and second seed Taylor Fritz next.
Earlier in the tournament, the Russian won against American Alex Michelsen, the No 26 seed (6-4, 7-6 (3)), Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 8 seed (6-4, 7-5), American qualifier Emilio Nava (6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1) and Argentinian qualifier Juan Pablo Ficovich (6-4, 6-2).
Zverev, ranked No 3, defeated Australian Alexei Popyrin, the No 18 seed (6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3), Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 14 seed (6-4, 1-0 ret.), Italian Matteo Arnaldi, the No 32 seed (6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2) and Australian Adam Walton (7-6 (6), 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Rogers Cup.
Toronto Masters 1000, other semi-final result (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 9.193.540):
- Ben Shelton vs. Taylor Fritz
