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After a surprise they open the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in Paris, the last tournament before the final date of the season in London. Karen Khachanov, 18th in the standings, pbaded to the German Alexander Zverev who played with discomfort in the right shoulder and went over it by 6-1 and 6- 2. The 22-year-old Russian has thus qualified for the second time in his career in the semi-finals of a competition of this category, in which he will face Dominic Thiem or Jack Sock.
Although the final result of the match that opened the day in the French capital attracted attention, it was enough to listen to the statements after Zverev match to find an explanation.
" I knew I had no way to win my shoulder was hurting me all week, and I was dealing with that discomfort, but last night I felt it more and during the warm-up before the clash with Karen, I had a lot of pain, Especially in my service, it was hard to play today, I do not want to trust my rival, he is in a great moment, "explained the world number five, who asked for medical badistance when he fell 1-4 in the first set but never felt comfortable on the pitch.
Zverev was treated by the doctor in the first set, but was not cured. // REUTER
Maybe the German did not want to risk his physique too much, knowing that in a little over a week, the London Masters started, for which he is already ranked . The truth is that with a solid tennis, Khachanov has no problem to impose his game, to seal the victory in one hour and ten minutes of play and to enter the top four. "src =" https://images.clarin.com/collections/static/lazy_square.svg "data-big =" https://images.clarin.com/2018/03/08/rypZGwxYG_290x290__1.jpg "data-small = "https://images.clarin.com/2018/03/08/rypZGwxYG_290x140__1.jpg” observer=”” data-observer-function=”loadLazyImg”/>
