Tsitsipas-Khachanov 0-2: the Russian broke the pomegranate with an unerring serve (Fides)

Karen Hatsanov, after six unsuccessful attempts, beat Tsitsipas 7-6 (4), 6-4 and stopped the career of the Greek tennis player.

Stefanos Tsitsipas said goodbye to Miami after seeing him Karen Khachanov beating him for the first time after six defeats.

The Russian won 7-6 (4), 6-4 (1 hour 33 minutes) and will continue to compete, with Stefanos, however, not losing in the standings.

to match one more o Tsitsipas He couldn’t find rhythm with his shots, while his Russian opponent played a great game on his serve. They lost the two break points which Stefanos easily got with qualifying. If he had been more careful in the first-set tiebreak (making a lot of mistakes at 4-4), the course of the match might have been different, as details prevailed. Khachanov.

Stefanos had 11 aces (Khachanov’s 5), 79% serve wins at the start, 29 winners and 14 unforced errors, but what hurt him in the match was that on his opponent’s serve he earned all 11 points in the match.

In detail, 1-0 to Khachanov

Without anything special in the first matches, the two opponents easily held their serve up to 3-3. They played six games in 20 minutes with Tsitsipah To find the first (double) break point at that point.

the Khachanov With a slam dunk and a missed chip from Stefanos, he stayed in the game and won it to take a 4-3 lead.

despite his efforts Tsitsipahthe Russian played brilliantly and sent the Greek tennis player to stay in the group.

At 5-5 o’clock Khachanov On his serve he found himself with 0-30 on his back, but he held on again and o.k Tsitsipas Send the group into a tiebreaker.

There they both took a short break. Tsitsipas’ double fault made the Russian’s serve 5-4, and with a heavy dose of luck, Khachanov grabbed the set.

the second group

The same picture began at the start of the second set, with the two rivals easily holding on to a 2-2 draw.

there at the service o Tsitsipas Ya made a lot of mistakes Khachanov He was watching Tsitsipas’ backhand and was rushing towards the ball, as a result he made unforced errors and found himself 3-2 behind.

the Khachanov He did everything right at that point. He gained 12 points in a row (three love matches), signs of fatigue began to appear on the Greek tennis player, and the Russian found a break point at 4-2, but did not take advantage of it, resulting in a loss of 4-3. Tsitsipas.

However, he did not manage to find a stopping point, and the disqualification turned out to be fatal.