Aslan Karatsev victorious over Karen Khachanov 7-6(7) 6-1 in the semifinal in Moscow on Saturday in what was an all-Russian match. Karatsev will try to keep the momentum against Marin Cilic in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 2nd round in 2015. Here you can see his history at this event.
Karatsev added to his prize money $ 14,125 after winning this match. He has won already $ 49,025 after this win. If he wins the next match, Karatsev will add $ 19,355 to his earnings to get in total $ 68,380 in total.
Highlights Aslan Karatsev vs. Karen Khachanov Kremlin Cup – Moscow
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:40
At the end of the match, Karatsev scored 71 points vs. Khachanov’s 59.
Karatsev
Aslan was effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Khachanov
On the other side, Karen was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Karatsev and Khachanov is 2-4 for Karen.
Draw and next match H2H: Aslan Karatsev vs. Marin Cilic – stats
Karatsev will play Cilic in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Aslan Karatsev and Marin Cilic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.
The last time that they played, Cilic won 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in August 2021.
Live score progression and stats
Karatsev started the set in the best possible way after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Karatsev to win the set as Khachanov managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Aslan kept his focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 7.
Tiebreak
Aslan won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 7th (3-4), 12th (6-6) and 16th (9-7) point. On the other side, Karen won 2 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1) and 3rd (2-1) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7
Aslan converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). Aslan saved 5 set points when he was 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6 and 6-7 down. In addition on the other side, Khachanov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 86 points. It’s worth to point out that, Karatsev won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Khachanov (42-44). Karatsev dropped 16 points on serve (29-16). On the other side, Karen conceded 13 points on serve (28-13).
Karatsev got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Karen Khachanov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Aslan managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Khachanov in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Aslan was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Karen wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (1-5 40-A).
They played 44 points. Aslan won 14 more points than Karen (29-15). Aslan surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). on the other side of the court, Khachanov conceded 10 points on serve (5-10).
Tennis Scores in Moscow
- Marin CilicCilic – Richard BerankisBerankis (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (7-67 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Marin CilicCilic – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (1-0) – H2H details and stats
