
Karen Khachanov dispatches James Duckworth 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. Khachanov will clash against Aslan Karatsev in the 2nd round.
Live score progression and stats
Khachanov had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Duckworth in the 1st game (1-0). That break was the key for Karen to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.
Karen converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, James wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They played 61 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Russian won just 3 points more than Duckworth (32-29). Karen surrendered 9 points on serve (22-9). Regarding the other side of the net, James conceded 10 points on serve (20-10).
Karen won the set after he broke Duckworth in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Duckworth tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nonetheless, Khachanov kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
The Russian was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, James was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (1-2 30-40).
They contested 52 points. Karen was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than the Australian (32-20). Karen dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). On the losing side, Duckworth conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).
Karen will add to his prize money $ 12,935 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 28,905 after this win. If he wins the next match, Khachanov will add $ 7,715 to his earnings to get in total $ 36,620 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Khachanov scored 64 points vs. the Australian’s 49.
Khachanov was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (3/6). On the other side, Duckworth was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Khachanov and Duckworth is 1-0 for Karen.
Highlights Karen Khachanov vs. James Duckworth St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg
Draw and next match H2H: Karen Khachanov vs. Aslan Karatsev – stats
Khachanov will compete against Karatsev in the 2nd round.
This will be the 4th time that Karen Khachanov and Aslan Karatsev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on I.hard.
Tennis Scores in St. Petersburg
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