Carlos Alcaraz trounces Karen Khachanov in the quarter-final of the ATP500 in Hamburg with a rather straightforward 6-0 6-2 win.
The new Spanish sensation once again gifted the local crowd with some amazing shots. In the second set, Carlito fired a passing shot that was out of this world. Enjoy the view.
Alcaraz in Hamburg, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.6 (career-high), Alcaraz has achieved a compiled 38-5 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is now competing in Hamburg where he toppled Nicola Kuhn 3-6 6-1 7-63, Filip Krajinovic 7-64 6-3 and Karen Khachanov 6-0 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.48 Alex Molcan in the semifinal. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top events.
Alcaraz clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
The Spaniard won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Karen Khachanov in 2022
Ranked world no.26, the Russian played his last match on the 22nd of July when he was overcome by world no.6 Carlos Alcaraz 6-0 6-2 in the quarter in Hamburg (draw).
This season Khachanov has managed to achieve a composed 24-17 win-loss record. Karen Khachanov’s best performance of the present season was reaching the final in Adelaide.
Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov clashed against each other just on 2 occasions. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-0 6-2 in the quarter in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) on the 22nd of July 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.