Karen Khachanov will face Novak Djokovic in the quarter-final of the French Open on Tuesday. The Russian player has a losing 1-8 record against Djokovic and he is looking forward to adding another win under his belt against the Serbian champion.
During a recent press conference, Karen Khachanov explains what he needs to do to beat Djokovic:
“Against him, you need to play really good chess. He’s one of the toughest tasks, toughest opponents, and you cannot count him out. So at the same time I have ultimate respect, but I’m focused, I’m pumped to do well, and let’s see if I can make it or not this time.”
Khachanov at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.11, Khachanov owns an overall 23-10 record in 2023. Khachanov is currently having a run at the French Open where he conquered the world no.70 Constant Lestienne 3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-3, the world no.113 Radu Albot 6-3 6-4 6-2, the world no.108 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-65 and the world no.48 Lorenzo Sonego 1-6 6-4 7-67 6-1.
Karen Khachanov will play the world no.3 Novak Djokovic in the quarter on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their actual head to head record is 8-1 for Djokovic.
Karen won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon) after Halle. The main draw will start on the 19th of June.
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked no.3, Novak has managed to achieve a 24-4 record in 2023. Djokovic is playing at the moment at the French Open where he beat the world no.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-61, the world no.83 Marton Fucsovics 7-62 6-0 6-3, the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-64 7-65 6-2 and the world no.94 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2.
Novak Djokovic will fight against the world no.11 Karen Khachanov in the quarter on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their actual record is 8-1 for Djokovic.
Djokovic conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Novak won 93 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic will play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic faced off 9 times. The head to head is 8-1 for Djokovic. The last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 6-1 in the 3rd round in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) in November 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
