Khachanov downs Martin Del Potro in Paris

Khachanov oust Martin Del Potro to fight against Dominic Thiem in the quarter

4 June 2019

Karen Khachanov topples Juan Martin Del Potro 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 4^th round in Paris on Monday.

The Match

1st set
The only difference between the two was a break in the 12th game (7-5) after Khachanov broke Del Potro at 30 to win the set 7-5.

2nd set
Khachanov started in the best possible way with a fast 3-0 lead after he broke Del Potro in the second game at love. That was enough for Karen to win the set 6-3 as there were no other breaks. Karen won 11 consecutive points from the beginning of the set until he was leading 2-0 (40-0).

3rd set
Del Potro bounced back. He started strong to break Khachanov in the 2nd game (2-0), but he was broken soon after. (2-1). Eventually, the Argentine found the decisive break in the 6th game when he broke Khachanov at love.

4th set
Like in the 1st set, Khachanov commenced his run with a strong 3-0 lead before winning 6-3.

The match ended after 3 hours and 9 minutes and the score was 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Some stats

Karen served very well to win 75% of the points 56/75 behind his first serve, and he won 55% points 29/53 on his second serve.

Karen was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 31%.

On the other side, Juan Martin was also struggling in converting his break points since he converted only 22%. That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Khachanov and Martin Del Potro is 1-3 for Juan.

What Karen Khachanov said

After the match, Khachanov commented

“That’s what I’m working for, to live moments like this. When you win matches like this, you’re just happy. You’re just happy for all the efforts that you have done before, for all the matches that you played. You’re just thankful for a team and family, so thinking about that.”

Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Dominic Thiem

This will be the 2^nd time that Karen Khachanov and Dominic Thiem clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Khachanov won 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris back in 2018.