KAZAN, September 7, Vadim Kuznetsov. Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals of the Open U.S. Championship held his best match in recent years, said the head of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev. On Wednesday, Khachanov beat the Australian Nick Kiryos in five sets and reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career. «In the first three sets, both served perfectly and slightly Kyrgios looked slightly better in some moments. He had more points won, but there were also many unforced errors. But from the middle of the game, Khachanov already had the initiative. Karen has had the best match in the last two or three years. He served great with small errors in the pace of the game, but Kiryos got hooked in the end,» Tarpishchev said. «Even the defeat in the fourth set was illogical, since Karen led the game. And to his credit, I note that Khachanov did not expect mistakes, but took risks himself and did not let Kiryos show his unpredictability Azuability,» said the head of the FTR. Tarpishchev noted Khachanov's game on the pitch. «Karen did not lose to Kiryos on the serve, having completed 30 aces, served the second well and played very long. In terms of the quality of the game, it was a very good match for Khachanov,» the agency's interlocutor said.
