Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov are currently training buddies. The Greek sensation and the Russian player have been spending a lot of time together on the practice court in the Middle East. Stefanos and Karen may keep on practicing together also in Melbourne during the first week of quarantine.
Some videos are going around of Stefanos and Karen training together. In one of them, Tsitsipas was about to hit Karen at the net while doing some drills.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Ranked world no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 19th of November when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season Tsitsipas has managed to achieve a composed 27-14 match record. Tsitsipas has won 1 title in Marseille. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai and in Hamburg.
Karen Khachanov in 2020
At the moment ranked no.20, Khachanov played his last match on the 2nd of November when he lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov played each other only twice. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Tsitsipas. The last time they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-4 7-68 in the 2nd round in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) in October 2018.
