Khachanov defeated the Japanese Nishioka
The opponent was able to impose a fight on the Russian only in the final set.
One of the strongest tennis players in Russia, Karen Khachanov, defeated the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka in the next round of the Australian Open final.
Thus, the athlete reached the quarterfinals - and, for the first time in his entire performance at this tournament.
The first two sets Kachanov smashed the opponent dry, and only in the final period of time for Karen had to worry.
The final score of the match is 6:0, 6:0, 7:6 (7:4) in favor of the Russian. The opponents spent almost two hours in the court.
In the quarter-finals, Khachanov is waiting for the winner of the Sebastian Korda-Hubert Hurkach pair.