Beaten by Ugo Humbert in the semi-final of the Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy, Karen Khachanov denounced a not very fair play attitude from her opponent. According to the Russian, the Frenchman did not behave like a “normal” person.
Karen Khachanov has it bad. Winner of the Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy in 2018, the Russian was overthrown in the semi-final of the Paris tournament by Ugo Humbert this Saturday (6-7, 6-4, 6-3) after a 2h45 fight. Tired in the third set, the 28-year-old let out his anger at the Frenchman's attitude during the game. The handshake between the two men was rather cold at the net.
“I told him to stay a little calm and show respect. That's no way to behave. I'm always fair play, I'll congratulate him if he behaves like a normal person. is all I can say”, confided the 21st player in the world in the mixed zone, quoted by L'Equipe.
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Before continuing: “he can do what he wants with the public, I have no problem with that, but did you see me celebrating yesterday (Friday)? Grigor (Dimitrov, who he beaten 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-finals) was exhausted, he wasn't injured, he told me at the end. Did you see me jump up and shout: 'Come on. come on' at every point? Do you think it's good? You can celebrate after the match with the crowd, no problem. You can do what you want. Injuries are part of the game. on the ground OK, we'll see next time.”
With this defeat in the semi-final of the last Masters 1000 of the season, Khachanov puts an end to an intense indoor season. Winner in Almaty and finalist in Vienna last week, the Russian completed his 14th match in 17 days this Saturday. “I haven't had a single day off in the last 21 days. Not one. I don't know what's wrong yet. I feel sharp pain in three places. I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow (Sunday) here and assess the severity of the injury I don't know.”
