U.S. OPEN. Spirited Karen Khachanov survives Sinner in the 1st round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Khachanov outlasts Sinner to come up against Andrey Kuznetsov in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Jannik Sinner

Karen Khachanov survives Jannik Sinner 3-6 6-77 6-2 6-0 7-64 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday after conquering a huge battle. Khachanov will seek to keep on going in this event against Andrey Kuznetsov in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st Set -
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Sinner commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Khachanov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for Sinner to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.

Sinner converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Khachanov was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 64 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Khachanov (34-30). Sinner lost 14 points on serve (26-14). On the other side, the Russian conceded 8 points on serve (16-8).

2nd Set -
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The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Eventually, Jannik won a thrilling breaker 9-7 after a huge fight with 16 points played.

Tiebreak

The Italian won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6) and 16th (9-7) point. On the other side, the Russian won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 9th (4-5), 11th (6-5) and 14th (7-7) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-4, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7

Jannik was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40). Jannik saved 1 set point when he was trailing 5-6. On the other side, Khachanov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (6-5 30-40).

They contested 85 points. Sinner was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Khachanov (46-39). The Italian lost 10 points on serve (30-10). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 16 points on serve (29-16).

3rd Set -
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Khachanov in this set was too good for Jannik and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking Sinner in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Karen converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Karen didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 58 points. Khachanov was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Sinner (34-24). Khachanov lost 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).

4th Set -
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This set was completely one-sided as Karen conceded no games to Sinner before winning the set 6-0.

Karen converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 2nd (2-0 15-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Italian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).

They contested 39 points. Karen conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Italian (26-13). Karen surrendered 6 points on serve (12-6). In addition, on the other side, Jannik conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).

5th Set -
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The 5th set random the deciding set was a thriller.

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, Khachanov won the breaker at 7-4.

Khachanov missed the chance to break Sinner in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Tiebreak

Khachanov won 2 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0) and 11th (7-4) point.

Khachanov won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-c

Karen was unable to convert any of the 5 conquered break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Khachanov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

The Russian will add to his prize money $ 39,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 100,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 63,000 to his earnings to earn $ 163,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Khachanov
Sinner
Karen Khachanov
3-6 6-77 6-2
6-0 7-64
Jannik Sinner
186
186
Total points
164
164
77
77
Winners
80
80
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
38
38
Unforced
56
56
40%
40%
Ratio Unforced
60%
60%
12/14
12/14
Net Approaches
19/27
19/27
86%
86%
Perc
70%
70%
-- Serve --
18
18
Aces
12
12
8
8
Double Faults
5
5
62%
62%
1st in
57%
57%
78%
78%
1st won
74%
74%
77/99
77/99
1st won
80/108
80/108
58%
58%
2nd won
45%
45%
35/60
35/60
2nd won
37/83
37/83
-- Break Points --
5/22
5/22
Total
1/7
1/7
23%
23%
Won
14%
14%
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After this encounter, the head to head between Khachanov and Sinner is 1-0 for Karen.

Highlights Karen Khachanov vs. Jannik Sinner U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Karen Khachanov vs. Andrey Kuznetsov – stats

Khachanov will face Kuznetsov in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Andrey Kuznetsov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Khachanov won 7-64 2-6 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Wimbledon back in 2017.

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