Prize money disparity in Dubai event 'big step backwards', says Murrayĭjokovic was forced to pull out all the stops to fend off a fired-up Khachanov, forging ahead in the tiebreak and claiming victory on his first match point. It was much more of a battle in the second set as Khachanov recovered from an early break of serve to level the set at 4-4.
The 20-times Grand Slam champion dominated the opening set after breaking serve in the fourth game with a winner. 26 Karen Khachanov says he respects Novak Djokovic's vaccine decision but adds having the Serb in all tournaments would be better for the game.
Just as against Lorenzo Musetti in his opening match here on Monday, Djokovic received plenty of vocal support from a large crowd at the Aviation Club and responded with some dazzling tennis under the lights.
Novak djokovic vs karen khachanov series#
The head-to-head series stands at 5-1 in favor of Djokovic, who dominated their only previous clay-court encounter 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the 2020 French Open. World number one Novak Djokovic impressed again at his first tournament since being deported ahead of the Australian Open, beating Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(2) to reach the Dubai Championships quarterfinals on Wednesday. (3) Karen Khachanov Djokovic and Khachanov will be squaring off for the seventh time in their careers when they meet again in the semifinals of the Serbia Open on Saturday.
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