![]() Together with Andrey Rublev he won a silver medal in doubles at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Khachanov won the Under-18 European Championship title in Switzerland in July 2013. Later, he moved to Barcelona and was coached by Galo Blanco. Īfter Khachanov turned 15, he moved to Split, Croatia, where he trained under Vedran Martić, Goran Ivanišević's former coach. He decided to become a professional player at 12. His idols growing up were Marat Safin and Juan Martín del Potro, and favourite sports teams are Real Madrid and the Miami Heat. Despite having been born in Russia, Khachanov tweeted: "I always say that I have Armenian roots." Khachanov's maternal grandfather was also half Armenian. His father Abgar, an Armenian from Yerevan, played volleyball before studying medicine, while his mother, Nataliya, a Russian, also studied medicine. Khachanov started playing tennis at the age of three in kindergarten when his parents put him into the tennis group. However, Aslan Karatsev's rich vein of form and powerful groundstrokes will prove to be more than enough to disrupt the rhythm of Diego Schwartzman.Khachanov at the 2022 Monte-Carlo MastersĢ22–166 (57.2% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)Ĥ8–72 (40.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) Clay is his favorite surface and he can control the proceedings from the baseline. Schwartzman needs to improve his win percentage on the second serve and also save more breakpoints as he eyes a revenge victory against Karatsev. He has defeated some big names like Djokovic, Rublev, Grigor Dimitrov, and Jannik Sinner this season. Karatsev will be full of confidence and will not face any pressure. Schwartzman needs to watch out for Karatsev's wide-out serving and return the balls deep inside the court. The Russian has an 18-5 win-loss record in the 2021 season, which is the third-best on the ATP Tour behind the likes of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rublev. Making his debut at the grand and picturesque Caja Magica stadium at Madrid Open, Karatsev looked comfortable on clay controlling the rallies with his aggressive tennis, depth on the backhand, and accumulating a lot of points with his clean ball-striking. After getting a bye in the first round of the Madrid Open, Schwartzman would be raring to go for a deep run in Madrid. The Argentinian is not a big server and operates mainly from the backside of the court with his power-hitting. Schwartzman vs Karatsev: Madrid Open Game Analysis The Russian lost a close three-setter to the second-seeded Italian Matteo Berrettini. Karatsev did not play the Barcelona Open but instead took part in the ATP-250 Belgrade Open where he finished as the runner-up. Diego did well on the red dirt in 2020 finishing as the runner-up in the Rome Masters (lost to Novak Djokovic) and semifinals in the French Open (was defeated by Rafael Nadal). His poor win percentage of 41% on the second serve affected his game. Schwartzman made it to the quarterfinals of the ATP-500 Barcelona Open 10 days ago losing a tight three-setter to Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. Image Credits - First Sportz Schwartzman vs Karatsev: Madrid Open Recent Form on Clay Schwartzman will have to call shots right from ball one to overcome the stiff resistance of Karatsev. Aslan, who came through the three grueling rounds of qualifying fired 50 winners and the Argentinian could muster only 5. The Russian defeated him in straight sets in the third round of the Australian Open this year. Karatsev leads the head-to-head record 1-0 against Schwartzman. Diego Schwartzman vs Aslan Karatsev: Head to Head Record The pair lost in straight sets in the round of 32 to the red-hot Russian pair of Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov. Schwartzman got some much-needed exposure to the conditions at the Madrid Open when he played a doubles match with Italian Fabio Fognini. ![]() The Russian pounded 24 winners, smashed 5 aces and also won an impressive 82% of points on his first-serve. Karatsev defeated the World number 32 Ugo Humbert 7-5 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Open. Champions League Winning Managers who got hired mid-season Diego Schwartzman vs Aslan Karatsev: Madrid Open Preview
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