Karen Khachanov played a fantastic quarter-final against Nick Kyrgios who was considered the hot favourite to win the US Open. Instead, the Russian player was in grade 4 to beat Kyrgios in 5 sets 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-73 6-4.
Karen had his lovely wife Veronika Shkliaeva in his player’s box happy with his incredible achievement. Veronika is Karen’s childhood sweetheart and they started dating since 2011. They had their child, David, on 14 September 2019.
Khachanov at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.31, the Russian owns a compiled 31-20 match record in 2022. The Russian is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.96 Denis Kudla 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2, the world no.67 Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4, the world no.53 Jack Draper 6-3 4-6 6-5 ret., the world no.15 Pablo Carreno-Busta 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3 and the world no.25 Nick Kyrgios 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-73 6-4.
Karen Khachanov will fight against the world no.7 Casper Ruud in the semifinal. Their record is 1-0 for Ruud.
Karen was the finalist in Adelaide (Adelaide International 1).
Karen won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Khachanov will compete next in Metz (Moselle Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 19th of September.
Nick Kyrgios in 2022
Currently ranked no.25, Nick played his last match on the 6th of September when he lost to world no.31 Karen Khachanov 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 in the quarter of the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the Australian achieved a 35-10 record. This year, Kyrgios conquered 1 tournament in Washington. Nick was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Karen Khachanov and Nick Kyrgios clashed against each other 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Khachanov. The last time they played each other, Karen Khachanov won 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 in the quarter in New York (U.S. Open) on the 6th of September 2022.
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