This time Khachanov took it before he dropped to his knees in celebration as he finally saw out a 81-minute decider. When Korda conceded his service game for the seventh time in the fifth set, the 25th seed made no mistake and even had the confidence to call on more noise from those in attendance when he earned another match point. In a quirky twist of fate it was now the turn of the Russian to hold but the end was nigh. Korda eventually managed to break the spell Khachanov had on him and, after losing five games in a row on serve, he held and received applause from the Court 18 crowd. Update your settings here to see it.Īnother element to the story was the drizzle beginning to fall and, despite Khachanov being able to send down a 129mph serve, opportunities continued to be created by the former Australian Open junior winner and at the third time of asking he broke once again.Įight breaks of serve had occurred in the final set and that number quickly moved into double figures as the play in the deciding set ticked past the hour mark. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. It was short-lived respite for Korda with another wide shot gifting the world number 29 a further break and now the chance to serve out for the match. The drama was not over there though with Khachanov forced to save another break point in the eighth game but he could not repeat the trick with the unseeded 21-year-old able to draw level and earn applause from his Australian Open-winning dad Petr in the crowd. 2021 Wimbledon Great Britain Outdoor Grass R16 Karen Khachanov 36. ![]() The aces were being shared now and with little margin for error, a tie-breaker was on the cards, but Korda showed great determination to level.Ī superb backhand return made it 15-30 on Khachanov’s and while he lost the next point, two miscued attempts by the Russian sent the match to a decider after a 47-minute set.Ī third consecutive break on the American’s serve made it 4-3 in the decider with Korda ruing his eagerness to hit winners with several wayward efforts at decisive moments proving costly. Karen Khachanov VS Sebastian Korda Title Not Set Show Head 2 Head Detail VS 1 50 Wins Rank 18. Moscow-born Khachanov secured an early break in the opening game of the fourth set but the birthday boy hit back immediately with two fine winners to bring the game back on serve. Karen Khachanov celebrates victory against Sebastian Korda (Peter Nicholls/PA)
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