It was only a couple of months ago at the 2023 Australian Open when we saw a great match-up of Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas. In this Russia vs Greece encounter, not many people gave Khachanov a chance of winning and with his record against top 10 ranked players, we could understand why he wasn’t expected to do well in that all-important semi-final clash.
He ended a good tournament in a 4-set bow out against Tsitsipas but he found himself up against the Greek player once again, this time at the 2023 Miami Open. The two were up against each other in the Round of 16 game being played at the grandstand and here, Khachanov was the number #14 seed as compared to Tsitsipas who was seeded number #2. However, it was the Russian player’s day today.
Twitter reacts to Khachanov beating Tsitsipas
The first set on the day was a very tight one but Khachanov looked very much in control. The set went to the tie-breaker but he managed to keep his calm and take a 1-0 lead in the game. And while Tsitsipas has got himself out of trouble many times in the past after losing an opening set, he found it difficult here as he was broke early in the second set as well. Twitter users were having a field day watching this game!
nice set from Karen Khachanov. he takes the 1st set over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Stef continues to struggle post Melbourne #miamiopen
— authentic motherboy (@thatzebraguy_) March 28, 2023
The bh from Tsitsipas is basically non existent and malfunctioning,
I don’t know what I’m watching here, don’t get fooled by this result, Khachanov is very very lucky here.
— Dani 🍬 (@danipickznt) March 28, 2023
Eventually, Khachanov managed to hold right through and win the second set as well, securing himself a very important win on the ATP tour, and one that will do his confidence a lot of good. He’s struggled against top ranked players and all of his fans on Twitter were up as he powered through to the Miami Open 2023 quarter finals. On the other hand, some users believed Khachanov just had a lucky day!
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Tsitsipas has a habit of always holding on and while he ended up on the losing side today, he made sure it wasn’t easy for Khachanov either. Despite several chances to close the game earlier, Khachanov wasn’t able to finish it off early. Either way, he won and has progressed to the Round of 8, after beating Jiri Lehecka and Tomás Martín Etcheverry in rounds before this one.
Karen Khachanov gets his 11th career win against a Top 10 player and the first since Canada 2019, breaking a 23-match losing streak against Top 10 guys
7-6 6-4 to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and to reach the Miami Masters QFs, first time in a Masters 1000 since Canada 2019 pic.twitter.com/3YzsKEdAPz
— Mario Boccardi (@marioboc17) March 28, 2023
Superb serving out by Khachanov. Clutch. And Tsitsipas can move on to clay.
— Del🇪🇺 mastodon.world/@Stroppa_Del (@Stroppa_Del) March 28, 2023
Just to give you an idea of how frustrating it may have been for Khachanov, he ended a 23-match losing streak against top 10 ranked players. Today would be a sigh of relief for him, as the last time he did so was in Canada in 2019. It’s also his first ATP Masters quarter final since Canada in 2019. Can he keep up the momentum in the quarter final as well?
While Tsitsipas might’ve lost today for the 1st time in 7 meetings vs Khachanov, the good thing for him is he’ll likely now have 2 full weeks to rest that shoulder before his Monte Carlo campaign gets underway – where he will try to win the trophy for the 3rd year in a row.
— Vansh (@vanshv2k) March 28, 2023
Khachanov pic.twitter.com/TMxRCHPzNq
— Super Max 🦁🏴🇳🇱🏆🏆 (@dangerkl) March 28, 2023
Maybe it’s a much needed break for Tsitsipas with a tough calendar coming up. Next, he’ll be seen on clay at Monte Carlo, where he’s expected to make quite an impact. For similar updates from Miami Open 2023 and other tennis events from around the world, remember to stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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