Karen Khachanov signs up to play Rotterdam in 2020
Russian tennis star Karen Khachanov has signed up to play at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam next year, per Michal Samulski.
The 23-year-old will be making his fourth consecutive and fourth overall appearance at the Dutch event when he steps on the indoor-hard courts of Rotterdam.
A bit surprisingly, the Russian star hasn't had much success so far in his career at the Rotterdam event.
Khachanov, ranked at No. 17 in the world, has never won a match in Rotterdam as all of his previous appearances at the tournament ended with a first round defeat.
Khachanov picked up a straight-set loss to Borna Coric in his Rotterdam debut and was beaten by German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber the following year.
Many believed that four-time ATP champion Khachanov would end clinch his first win in Rotterdam this year after receiving a favorable draw but that wasn't the case.
Khachanov, who achieved a career-high ranking of No. 8 this year, won the opening set against world No. 176 Tallon Griekspoor before the Dutch staged a comeback to stun the Russian 3-6 6-3 6-2.
It remains to be seen will Khachanov finally earn his maiden Rotterdam win next year.
from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/33YwP6s
No comments