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The Russian Karen Khachanov spoke without concession after the semi-final of the Paris tournament, which he left at the semi-final stage beaten by the Mosellan.
Bercy now only has eyes for him. French tennis player Ugo Humbert qualified this Saturday, November 2 for the final of the Paris Masters 1000, dominating Russian Karen Kachanov in three sets (6-7, 6-4, 6-3).
A rare performance for a Tricolor: no blue-white-red representative had reached this stage of the competition in the capital since 2016. Thus, the public enjoyed themselves and did not hesitate to respond to calls from Mosellan , who repeatedly harangued the crowd.
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An attitude which was not at all to the taste of Karen Kachanov, who made it known at the end of the meeting. “At the net, I told him to stay a little calm and show respect,” he confided, in comments notably relayed by The Team. “That's no way to behave. I'm always fair play, I'll praise him if he behaves like a normal person. That's all I can say.”
Main reason for the Russian's anger: he was physically unwell during the last part of the match. Several concerns precipitated his defeat. “He can do whatever he wants with the public, I have no problem with that,” Kachanov then added. “But did you see me celebrating yesterday (Friday, during his victory against Dimitrov)? Grigor was exhausted. He was not injured, he told me that at the end. Did you saw me jumping and shouting: 'Come on, come on' at every point You think it's good You can celebrate after the match with the crowd, no problem You can do what you want. part of the game. But to do that when the other is on the ground…”
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Ugo Humbert will try to win the title this Sunday 3, facing the German Alexander Zverev in the final.
