Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov, ranked 23rd in the world, shared his thoughts on defeating Australian Nick Kyrgios in the second round of the Miami Masters. The match concluded with a score of 7-6(3), 6-0 in Khachanov’s favor.
“He hasn’t played for two or two and a half years, and he started playing this season. On one hand, you never know what to expect – whether he will fight or not. On the other hand, I know what to expect. We’ve had tough matches against each other in our careers. He serves incredibly well, plays aggressively on his serve, with variety, uses drop shots, slices, and comes to the net. He often disrupts your rhythm, so the main task was to focus on my own serve, and if there were chances on the return, to try to capitalize on them. The most important thing with him is to try not to get distracted by anything psychologically and do your job. In the crucial moments today, he gave in, which led to the result of the second set,” Khachanov said in an interview on the ‘More!’ YouTube channel.
