Karen Khachanov: biography of the tennis player. His rating

Karen Khachanov was born on May 21, 1996 in Moscow. His mother studied medicine, and his father played for volleyball teams among professionals. The craving for sport from the future talented tennis player appeared in three years, when quite a little Karen started to train in kindergarten. It was then that the parents decided to send their son to a group of tennis classes where the children were recruited.

Khachanov Karen: biography. The first steps in tennis

When Karen was four years old, he could continue the family tradition and do medicine. The main adherent of this was the grandfather of the future tennis player. However, Karen told him that he could become one of the best athletes when he grows up.

While studying at school, Karen was not very successful in tennis during his participation in various competitions. In many respects this was due to the fact that the boy was constantly growing. In 2008 Karen grew 12 cm over the summer, which significantly influenced his coordination of movements. For three months he spent time with long trainings in order to get used to his new dimensions.

According to his father, as a boy, Karen had a quick temper during the game. This was expressed by throwing racquets on the court, as well as angry statements addressed to the judges. However, over the years, Karen analyzed his behavior and became more balanced. The idols of Karen were Russian Marat Safin and Argentinian Juan Del Potro. Among the hobbies of tennis players can be noted interest in sports events. The most favorite team of Karen in football is the Spanish "Real Madrid", and in basketball he is impressed by the American team "Miami Heat".

Success at the junior Roland Garros - 2013

With high growth, Karen Khachanov made a sensation at the junior tournament of the French Roland Garros in 2013. He managed to beat the first racket of the competition - Australian tennis player Nika Kirtsios.

In early 2013, the Russian tennis player began to train in Croatia under the leadership of Vedran Martic, who was engaged with Goran Ivanisevic. Thanks to his coach Karen met with the legendary athlete.

Serious success Karen achieved in 2013 at the European Championship among juniors in the age category to 18 years. In a single competition, he won a medal of the highest standard. When Karen turned 17 and 157 days old, he noted that he became the youngest Russian tennis player who made his debut at ATP.

Achievements in Adult Tennis

The name Karen became known in wide circles after the Moscow Kremlin Cup in 2013. Karen Khachanov - tennis player who turned out to be stronger than the Serbian Yanko Tipsarevich, who at that time was one of the strongest eight tennis players according to the rating. However, at the ¼ final stage, Iva Karlovich became an insurmountable obstacle for a talented young athlete. The representative of Croatia in two sets with a score of 4: 6 and 0: 6 overcame Karen.

In October 2013, Khachanov received the right to represent Russia in duels of the Davis Cup Euro-African zone. Russian in his fight was stronger than a tennis player from South Africa, Dean O'Brien. Since then, he constantly participates in the fights of the Russian team. Khachanov Karen - tennis player, whose rating is steadily improving.

In 2014, the Russian Tennis Federation appreciated the successes of Karen Khachanov and awarded him the "Russian Cup", which is presented every year to young tennis players.

US Open-2015 and Rating

Karen Khachanov took part in the final tournament of the Grand Slam of this year, which is the US Open. In the first round of qualification, the Russian tennis player met with Australian representative Luke Saville. The first two sets of the winner did not reveal, and in the decisive game with a score of 6: 1 victory was celebrated by Karen Khachanov. During the time of the match, the Russian player managed to make eight aces.

In the next round on the way to the main grid tournament Karen Khachanov was to meet with the Croatian tennis player Ivan Dodig. However, the young representative of Russia failed to provide worthy resistance to the more experienced opponent, losing to him in two sets - 3: 6 and 4: 6.

At the time of participation in the US Open, the Russian tennis player ranked 176th in the ATP rankings. Thus, Karen Khachanov steadily improves his position in tennis.