Russian player Karen Khachanov has reached the round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. In the round of 32, he defeated France's Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-4. The ATP 1000 tournament is being held on hard courts in Shanghai, with a prize fund of $11.2 million. The match information is provided by api.tennis.
Khachanov took the first set 6-2. Mannarino won more games in the second set, but the Russian closed it out 6-4. The final result was 2-0 in sets in favor of Khachanov.
Path Through the Draw
Khachanov's previous match took noticeably longer. In the round of 64, he beat Arthur Fery 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, with all three sets decided by tiebreaks. Against Mannarino, the Russian needed just two sets.
Before this match, Mannarino had played two matches in Shanghai. In the round of 128, he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 2-2, and in the round of 64 he got past Flavio Cobolli in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
According to rank.tennis, Khachanov is ranked 24th with 1990 points and is seeded 26th at the tournament. Mannarino is unseeded, ranked 81st with 743 points.