Karen Khachanov
Karen Khachanov
Karen Khachanov
Karen Khachanov
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    • Nickname is Djan.
    • Started playing tennis as a 3-year-old at kindergarten.
    • Speaks Russian, English and Spanish.
    • Wife, Veronika; son, David; father, Abgar, played volleyball at a high level; mother, Natalia; sister, Margarita; brother, Georgiy.
    • Attended Sozvezdie secondary school in Moscow and graduated in 2018 from University of Physical Education in Moscow.
    • Grew up attending Kremlin Cup and met Russian players Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Nikolay Davydenko, Andrei Chesnokov, Igor Andreev and Igor Kunitsyn.
    • Favourite surfaces are clay and indoor hard. Favourite shot is serve.
    • Idols growing up were Marat Safin and Juan Martin del Potro. Dream opponent is Safin, whom he met as a 16-year-old in Helsinki.
    • If he wasn't a tennis player, he would be a basketball player or a sports agent.
    • Enjoys basketball, football, chess, listening to hip-hop music and hanging out with friends.
    • Admires LeBron James, Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • Favourite football team is Real Madrid.

    (UPDATED 21 AUGUST 2023)

    • Broke into Top 10 and achieved career-high No. 8in July 2019 after ending 2018 season at No. 11. Ranked in Top 10 for 1 week in 2023 after Roland Garros QF.
    • Upset Top-10 players Isner, A. Zverev, Thiem and Djokovic en route to 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title.
    • Broke streak of 23 consecutive losses vs. Top 10 opponents with win over No. 3 Tsitsipas in 4R of 2023 Miami before losing to eventual champ Medvedev in SF.
    • At 2018 Paris, became 1st unseeded ATP Masters 1000 champion since Nalbandian at 2007 Paris.
    • Advanced to QFs ofall 4 Grand Slam events, highlighted by runs to 2022 US Open SF and 2023 Australian Open SF.
    • Entered 2020 Tokyo Olympics as No. 4 men’s player on Team ROC and went on to earn silver medal (held in 2021).

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