Marin cilic vs karen khachanov4/30/2023 #KremlinCup /BpNIsC5Jpu- ATP Tour October 23, 2021Ĭilic has fond memories at the ATP 250 event, having triumphed against Roberto Bautista Agut in the 20 finals, before he advanced to the semi-finals in 2019. He prevails 7-6(7), 6-1 in an all-□□ battle with Khachanov & awaits Cilic in Sunday's championship match. Mentally it was difficult, but I managed to play my best tennis at the right time.” I served amazing but then Ricardas began to find his rhythm and played much better in the second set. “It was a tough match, Ricardas played well,” Cilic said in his on-court interview. The home favourite will face Marin Cilic in the final after the sixth seed moved to within one win of capturing his third VTB Kremlin Cup title, downing Ricardas Berankis 6-3, 6-4. I have been to this tournament many times, so this final I will play tomorrow will be special for me," Karatsev added. Karatsev also reached the championship match in Belgrade. The Russian has enjoyed a breakthrough 2021 season, advancing to his first major semi-final at the Australian Open, before he clinched his maiden tour-level trophy in Dubai. Should Karatsev win the title, he would close to 675 points of the Pole. Karatsev is currently 13th (2,180 points) in the FedEx ATP Race To Turin, 775 points behind ninth-placed Hubert Hurkacz who occupies the final qualification spot with eighth-placed Rafael Nadal out for the rest of the season with a foot injury. "At 5/6 I made a great return and he got nervous and that is how I managed to win it." "I tried to not think about the score in the tie-break and just play point by point," Karatsev said in his on-court interview. Karatsev, who had never been beyond the second round in four previous main-draw appearances in Moscow, now trails Khachanov 1-2 in their ATP Head2Head series. The 28-year-old saved four set points in the first set, before he raised his level in the second set, breaking twice to advance after one hour and 41 minutes. Russia’s Aslan Karatsev overcame countryman Karen Khachanov 7-6(7), 6-1 on Saturday at the VTB Kremlin Cup to reach his third tour-level final of the season and keep alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals.
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