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Wimby21: Pierwszy ćwierćfinał na Wimbledonie!

[25] Karen Chaczanow d. Sebastian Korda 3-6 6-4 6-3 5-7 10-8

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Khachanov Continues Russian Charge; Reaches Wimbledon QF In Five-Set Thriller

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The 25th seed next faces Shapovalov

Russia’s Karen Khachanov reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday as he twice fought back from a break down in the final set to move past #NextGenATP star Sebastian Korda 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.

The 25th seed, who hit 45 winners and 19 aces against the American, had led by two-sets-to-one and a break in the fourth set before coming through in five. There were 13 breaks exchanged in the final set, with Khachanov failing to serve out twice before finally recording victory in three hours and 51 minutes.

Khachanov was joined by fellow Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev in the fourth round at SW19. If Medvedev or Rublev also advance on Monday, multiple Russian men will reach the quarter-finals at The Championships for the first time in the Open Era.

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Khachanov reached the semi-finals at the Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne (l. to Sinner) and the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (l. to Norrie) this year. The 25-year-old will next face Canadian Denis Shapovalov after he beat eighth-seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.

Korda made a fast start, racing to a 4-1 lead as he pulled the Russian from side to side, stepping into the court confidently to dictate. He fired 17 winners in the first set as he moved ahead.

In a tightly contested second set, Khachanov grew into the match, winning 89 per cent (16/18) of his first-service points as he pegged the American back behind the baseline. He then converted his second set point in the 10th game, hammering a forehand into Korda’s backhand which he was unable to return.

Fuelled by momentum, Khachanov continued to dominate in the third set as Korda started to struggle with a thigh strain. The World No. 29 struck the ball aggressively on his forehand and did not face a break point in the set.

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Khachanov broke early in the fourth set but was pegged back by Korda, who then showed great determination and defence to clinch the set. There were 13 breaks exchanged in the decider, with Khachanov squandering a match point while serving at 5-4. He finally clinched victory on serve in the 18th game to advance.

Korda, who celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday, was making his debut at The Championships this year. He started the season at No. 119 in the FedEx ATP Rankings but is now up to No. 50 and will rise further. The American also reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in June and had never played in a fifth set before today.

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Khachanov denies Korda birthday success

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Karen Khachanov through to quarter-finals in extraordinary five-set win over Sebastian Korda READ MORE
BY ALIX RAMSAY
SOCIAL
COURT 18
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLESFOURTH ROUND
RUS
K. KHACHANOV
25
366510
PTS12345
USA
S. KORDA
64378
DURATION: 3:49COMPLETED
Maybe Karen Khachanov had not heard or maybe he did not care, but Monday was Sebastian Korda’s 21st birthday.

On a day that should be marked with champagne, cake and celebration, Khachanov made sure that Korda remembered July 5, 2021 by ending the American’s Wimbledon debut in the fourth round 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.

It looks so innocuous, doesn’t it? 10-8. A bit of a tussle; two chaps refusing to give in until one of them finally falters. Well, yes, that was part of it but only a tiny, little part.


KHACHANOV: BIG SERVING
As fifth sets go, the decider in this match was possibly one of the more bizarre that anyone had ever seen. And played out on Court 18, the scene of the famous John Isner-Nicolas Mahut marathon of 2010, that is saying something.

There was no chance of these two matching that 70-68 score line (the new rule demanding a match tie-break at 12-all would have seen to that), but the very fact that neither man could hold serve was unheard of. A few breaks here and there, yes; but 12 in 13 games? Surely not.

From Korda holding serve in the first game of that set – so far, so normal – it all went horribly wrong for both men. They could break serve with seeming ease but they were trying to hold serve with all the self-assurance of a bloke juggling fireballs.

MATCH STATISTICS
KK SK
19 ACES 6
5 DOUBLE FAULTS 2
112/172 (65%) 1ST SERVE IN 108/158 (68%)
10/15 (67%) BREAK POINTS WON 9/17 (53%)
45 WINNERS 56
43 UNFORCED ERRORS 51
169 TOTAL POINTS WON 161
Khachanov was the first to drop serve and get the ball rolling, as it were. That began a run of four consecutive breaks and by the time the Russian managed to hold serve again, he was 3-2 down.

That hold was the only one on offer for another eight games during which time Khachanov had held – and lost – a match point. When, finally, both men both managed to hold serve and steady the ship, we looked to be heading for a tie-break.


KAREN KHACHANOV: FOURTH ROUND BEST POINTS
Until Khachanov broke again and this time kept a tight hold on his own serve to claim his place in the quarter-finals after three hours and 49 minutes.

There was so little between these two for so much of the match that a draw would have been the fairest result. Alas, tennis doesn’t work like that so it came down to the smallest of details.

Khachanov is an inch taller, he carries more than 20lb more muscle and, most importantly of all, this is his fourth Wimbledon. And he has been in the fourth round before. It all added up to a problem that was a little too complicated for Korda to solve.


KORDA: EASY POWER
There are so many good things to admire about the American’s game and his manner. For a young man just setting out in his chosen career, he never appears over-eager and, consequently, he never seems desperately disappointed.

There is no backchat with his box, no howled expletives or appeals to the heavens to right the terrible wrongs befalling him. Then again, given that his dad, Petr, is sitting in that box, he probably hasn’t got the nerve to give his team so much as a dirty look, much less a volley of abuse.

He seems able to do almost anything he likes on the court. His serve is big and threatening, he can generate easy power with his 6ft 5in frame and yet he can move that same 6ft 5in frame around with remarkable speed, grace and balance.

He can volley, he can be inventive and he can construct points with care. The only obvious weakness (and obvious only in the sense that he doesn’t do it exceptionally well) is his return game. He does not have a killer return.


SEBASTIAN KORDA: FOURTH ROUND BEST POINTS
This proved to be something of a problem against Khachanov, who has an impressive serve. It is not the biggest on the Tour, nor is it the craftiest, but with 19 aces and 57 unreturned serves, it certainly gets the job done.

For an hour or so, the birthday boy was doing exactly what was expected of him by his team. He was a set to the good and motoring along nicely when he threw in a sloppy service game. That cost him the second set.

He did not panic; he did not slump his shoulders and sulk. Instead, he did what he always does: reset, refocus and get on with it. But when he had neatly manoeuvred his way into the net only for Khachanov almost to take the racket out of his hands with a walloped forehand, his serve was broken again. Now he was in trouble.


HARD-FOUGHT MATCH
The only time Korda looked and sounded upset was when he fluffed his chance to break back. He stood at 30-30 on the Khachanov serve; he was presented with a second serve. If only he could do something with this, he would have a break point, he might be able to get on level terms. And then he fluffed it, pinging his shot well over the baseline.

“That’s the point! That’s the point!” he said to himself but, Korda being Korda, he didn’t say it with any self-pity or venom. He was just making the point that that point had been rather an important point. And he blew it.

The third set slipped away from him and dropping serve at the start of the fourth did not help matters, but Korda was not thinking about that. He broke straight back and broke again to level the score at two sets apiece. The roar he let out after winning that fourth set could probably have been heard all the way down Putney High Street.

But now he was in uncharted territory. Korda had never played five sets in his life – and he will probably never play a fifth set like Monday’s again in his life.

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Up Close With Rublev, Korda & More: Grass Swing Moments #ShotByRadka

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Fashion photographer capturing behind-the-scenes moments at ATP events
Los Angeles-based Czech fashion photographer Radka Leitmeritz turned her lens to the grass courts in Halle for a series of behind-the-scenes portraits featuring ATP Tour players at the NOVENTI OPEN.

Leitmeritz, whose work has previously featured in the pages and covers of international fashion magazines including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, L'Officiel and Elle, followed top seed Andrey Rublev as he navigated the draw to reach his first grass-court final. Along the way, she snapped portraits of the Russian player in private moments on the practice court, player dining and hotel room.

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Her keen lens also caught Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda behind the scenes, home favourite Jan-Lennard Struff in training, and captured doubles players including Michael Venus and Tim Puetz, and more.

Click through the gallery above to view all the player portraits and see more #ShotByRadka moments in Halle.

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Karen Khachanov: I'm playing good and my goal is to win medal

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Russian tennis star Karen Khachanov was in great spirits after making the Tokyo Olympics semifinal. Khachanov, 25, is having a big Olympic debut as on Thursday he beat France's Ugo Humbert 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-3 in the Tokyo quarterfinal.

Khachanov will be fighting against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta for a place in the Tokyo Olympics final. "Today was much better in terms of physical conditions," Khachanov said, per the ITF website. "Obviously it’s still humid, but nothing compared to other days.

That was a big plus, I think for everyone. "I felt well physically, I felt well mentally, I came here to fight for medals and I’m playing good tennis so far. I’m happy that I’m managing to find solutions to the problems as they appear – this is tennis.

I’m enjoying so far, and I want to keep going like that."


Khachanov absolutely enjoying his Tokyo campaign
"Obviously I’m really happy to first still have another match, another opportunity to keep fighting for the medals," Khachanov added.

"And I’m enjoying playing here at the Olympics for our country. It’s the first Olympics for me and for all the guys – Daniil [Medvedev], Andrey [Rublev] and Aslan [Karatsev]. We all came here, tried to prepare well."

Khachanov had break points in three different games in the first set but failed to realize and the set ultimately went to a tie-break. In the tie-break, Khachanov took an early 3-0 lead before realizing his second set point to win a tight opener.

After losing the second set, Humbert made a positive start to the second set as he broke Khachanov in the opening game of the set. Humbert saved four break points in the eighth game and one more break point in the 10th game to force a decider.

In the third set, Khachanov broke Humbert in the fourth game and then held on to his serve the rest of the way to clinch a three-set win.

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