Pouille double faulted to give him another chance to win. It gave Khachanov a match point but he missed a fairly routine smash at the net following a rally. Khachanov hit nine aces in the third set and neither faced a break point until the 12th game on Pouille's serve. It gave the imposing Russian a second chance to serve for the set, and he clinched it with a strong service winner.Īfter saving two break points at 15-40 in the opening game of the second set, Pouille secured the only break of that set to level the match. Pouille broke back with a fine backhand winner down the line to make it 5-5, but then lost his next service game as Khachanov whipped a forehand winner down the right side of the court. Khachanov broke Pouille in the third game to take early control. They could meet in the second round there. "Congratulations, I hope there are many more wins for you." "You've got to pay the plane for Dubai now," he said, looking ahead to next week's ATP 500 tournament. 9, Karen reached the 3 rd round after defeating Nick Kyrgios 6-7 3 7-6 4 6-2. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. "But I'm starting to feel at home here."Īs Khachanov held aloft the winners' check for 115,150 euros ($141,570), Pouille cracked a joke in English. Karen Khachanov and Lucas Pouille will fight against each other in the 3 rd round of Western & Southern Open for the 4 th time of their career. Karen Khachanov vs Lucas Pouille MARSEILLE 2018 Final Highlights HDPlease: - Drop a like if you enjoy the video - If you're not a subscriber, please subscrib. "I'm from Dunkirk, in the north," he told the crowd. The 16th-ranked Pouille was also runner-up at the indoor event in the southern seaport of Marseille last year. See the draw preview and prediction with Karen Khachanov, Feliciano Lopez, Dominic Thiem, Roberto Bautista Agut, Daniil Medvedev at the Mallorca Championships. Pouille missed out on a second title of the season and a sixth overall. Khachanov, ranked 47th, won his second title in as many finals after clinching the Chengdu Open in China two years ago. It's nice to play on a full court in the final, and I hope to come back next year." "I felt I was playing good here from the first day. "I hope there are many more finals between us in the future," Khachanov said to Pouille. The pair hugged at the net in a show of sportsmanship. The ninth-seeded Russian had 16 aces in a closely fought contest, winning on his second match point when the third-seeded Frenchman hit a forehand into the net from the back of the court. MARSEILLE, France - Big-serving Karen Khachanov secured the second ATP title of his career after beating Lucas Pouille 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in the Open 13 final on Sunday.
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