Russian tennis player Khachanov defeated American Tiafoe and reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open
Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open-2023. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
In the third round match, Khachanov defeated the American Francis Tiafoe. The meeting ended with the score 6:3, 6:4, 3:6, 7:6 (11:9). Athletes spent 3 hours and 32 minutes on the court.
The next opponent of the Russian will be the Japanese tennis player Yoshihito Nishioka. The match for reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament will take place on January 22 at 03:00 Moscow time.
Earlier it was reported that the Australian Tennis Federation banned fans from bringing Russian and Belarusian flags to the stands due to complaints from Ukrainian spectators. The organizers recalled that initially fans from Russia and Belarus could bring flags, but they were forbidden to wave them so as not to interfere with other fans.
The Russians play at tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women’s Tennis Association, including the Australian Open, in a neutral status. Athletes are deprived of the flag and anthem.
Source: Lenta
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