ATP BARCELONA and BUCHAREST: Khachanov stuns Bautista Agut, Paire and Chardy also through

ATP 500 Barcelona :

After going through the qualifications and saving a match point against Aljaz Bedene in the first round, Russian teenager Karen Khachanov delivered his biggest victory today, beating 5th seed Roberto Bautista Agut in 3 sets. Khachanov displayed very good tennis in the most of the match, dominating with his huge forehand and well-balanced game in general against Spaniard who was the clear favorite. Karen celebrated by 6-2 6-7 6-3 in the end, just when it seemed that he will not be able to pull another good set after losing the second in which he served for the match. Hard-hitting Russian faced only 5 break points and saved 3 of those and he created 9 chances on return, breaking world number 17 5 times for more than deserved victory. Bautista Agut wasn’t at his best but after the match, he admitted that Karen beat him fair and square. Khachanov took control from the very …

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