Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov was unable to make it to the quarterfinals at the tournament in St. Petersburg, losing to Croat Marina Chilich.
The Russian lost in the first set, giving up the game on his serve with the score 4: 5. Then Khachanov was stronger in the tie-break and led with a break in the decisive game, but then lost the game twice in a row on his serve.
The match lasted 2 hours and 32 minutes. Cilic completed 15 innings right through. Khachanov scored 8 aces with 4 double errors.
Cilic's next opponent will be the winner of the meeting Roberto Bautista-Agut (Spain) – Mackenzie MacDonald (USA).
ATP 250. St. Petersburg Open. Saint-Petersburg, Russia). Hard. Prize fund – $ 863,705
Marin Cilic (Croatia) – Karen Khachanov (Russia, 6) – 6: 4, 6: 7 (1), 6: 4