17 years old upsets Tipsarevic in Moscow!

World no. 808 Karen Khachanov beats Janko 6-4 6-4!!!

Karen Khachanov … who is this guy???

Karen is a 17 year old from Russia that may have a huge future. Karen has played his first tournament in St. Petersburg to beat Victor Hanescu in straight sets to then lose to Rosol. In Moscow, the youngster has beaten world no.72 Albert Ramos and former world no.8 Janko Tipsarevic (6-4 6-4).

The match with Janko lasted only 77 minutes (!!!) with the Russian blasting 14 aces! Match Stats

Karen will play for a place in the semi-final against either Karlovic or Denis Istomin.

Interesting!