Khachanov

Russian Karen Khachanov's self-belief is sky high after taking advantage of an injury to Sebastian Korda to book his maiden Australian Open semi-final spot.

“Some forehands I couldn’t even hold the racquet and volleying was almost impossible for me so it was a little tough. “I think with my team, we are on the right direction and the right move.” “It’s obviously not the way you want to finish a match and I think until a certain point it was very competitive and a good battle.

The Azerbaijan Tennis Federation has sent a memo to the International Tennis Federation demanding action ov...

"I have said many times that I respect and appreciate my [Armenian] roots. After his second-round victory he wrote on the camera, "Keep believing all the way until the end! [9NOW](https://9now.app.link/fPnKQ6gxndb) Artsakh stay strong!" [Australian Open 2023 day nine highlights](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2023-live-results-day-nine-stefanos-tsitsipas-victoria-azarenka-karen-khachanov-jessica-pegula-matches/f6d2a76b-7512-4cd1-aa86-c09603e0f96a#post=f43088b6-859c-4fc1-bdfb-30740d030b6b) [with a walkover victory against Sebastian Korda](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2023-sebastian-korda-wrist-issue-forces-retirement/10bbcefd-d1e2-4e86-9733-0fc69063282d) on Tuesday.

Michael Kolokossian, the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU), said the petro-dictatorship of Azerbaijan was simply ...

"Azerbaijan is a regime which has been recognised as 'not free' by Freedom House for its silencing of political opponents, jailing of journalists and calling election results before citizens have had a chance to cast a vote. Khachanov, who has now made it to the Australian Open semi-finals, utilised the same platform again to amplify the voices of the voiceless after securing his fourth victory, this time writing: "Keep believing all the way until the end!!! "The Armenian National Committee of Australia thanks Karen Khachanov on behalf of Armenian-Australians and the greater Armenian nation for bringing mass media awareness to the plight of our compatriots in Artsakh who currently have limited access to food, medical supplies and the outside world as a result of Azerbaijan's policies."

A rejuvenated Karen Khachanov will contest his second straight Grand Slam semifinal after taking charge early before Sebastian Korda's retirement with a ...

It was in the second set, early.” “During the matches, it was completely fine. “For sure back-to-back semifinals in the Grand Slams feels great,” he said. “So, this belief and self-confidence, I think, is much stronger after the US Open. “I'm feeling good to be honest. “I think I kind of reinvented myself.

Australian Open semi-finalist Karen Khachanov is at the centre of a political row after using his matches to voice support for the breakaway region of ...

To be honest, I don’t want to go deeper than that, and I just wanted to show strength and support to my people. “From my father’s side, from my grandfather’s side, even from my mom’s side. Calling the messages a “provocation” and a “hateful act”, a statement from the ATF concluded: “The ATF condemned this act and demanded that the tennis player be punished and urged the International Tennis Federation to take harsh measures for prevention of such incidents in the future.”

Karen Khachanov of Russia plays a forehand return to Sebastian Korda of the U.S. during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in ...

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Pro-Armenian sentiment expressed during the Australian Open sparks a complaint from Azerbaijan tennis officials.

“From my father’s side, from my grandfather’s side, even from my mom’s side. I don’t want to go deeper than that, and I just wanted to show strength and support to my people. “I say many times I have Armenian roots,” he told reporters at Melbourne Park after his quarterfinal victory on Tuesday.

The Azerbaijan Tennis Federation demanded the ITF takes action against Khachanov, who reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday, wrote ...

That's it." on a TV camera after two of his matches, later explaining he had done it out of respect for his Armenian roots. "The ITF has received a letter from the Azerbaijan Tennis Federation, which we have passed on to the relevant authorities," the ITF said in a statement.

Russian Karen Khachanov's self-belief is sky high after taking advantage of an injury to Sebastian Korda to book...

"Some forehands I couldn't even hold the racquet and volleying was almost impossible for me so it was a little tough. The 22-year-old, who was playing in his first grand slam quarter-final, briefly left the court between the second and third sets and then tried in vain to continue before calling it quits. "I think with my team, we are on the right direction and the right move." "I'm feeling good and really happy about my level and the way I compete and looking forward to semi-finals here in Australia for the first time." "It's obviously not the way you want to finish a match and I think until a certain point it was very competitive and a good battle. Khachanov was the first man through to the final four when Korda retired at 0-3 in the third set, ending the American's dreams of adding to the family folklore with his father Petr Korda winning the Open in Melbourne in 1998.