Karen Khachanov reached the quarterfinals of the China Open in Beijing. In the round of 16 at the ATP 500 hard-court event, the Russian beat Slovak Alex Molčan 7-5, 6-3. The prize money for the tournament is $4,1 million. Khachanov is ranked 27th with 1800 points (according to rank.tennis).
The tightest set was the first one, which Khachanov took 7-5. In the second set, he dropped three games to his opponent and closed out the match 6-3. In the end, the Russian won the match 2:0 in sets, without losing a single set.
The path through the draw and head-to-head
This was the second meeting between the players, and the head-to-head is now level at 1-1. In 2022 in Lyon, Molčan won 6-2, 7-6. In Beijing, Khachanov got his revenge. The match information was taken from api.tennis.