{"id":434776,"date":"2023-05-03T12:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T16:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434776"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T16:50:17","slug":"alcaraz-beats-khachanov-in-straight-sets-in-madrid","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/alcaraz-beats-khachanov-in-straight-sets-in-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcaraz beats Khachanov in straight sets in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz won his last match on the ATP tour as a teenager against Karen Khachanov 2:0 sets (6-4, 7-5).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two wins from the Madrid title defence \u2694\ufe0f\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosalcaraz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@carlosalcaraz<\/a> rallies from 2-5 down in the second set to beat Khachanov 6-4 7-5!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MMOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEkFTR0RVr\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MEkFTR0RVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1653793424548691968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To make it to the semifinals, Alcaraz also eliminated Ruusuvuori 2:1 sets in the 2nd round, 2:0 sets Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round, and 2:0 sets against Alexander Zverev in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian beat his countryman Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the round of 16, as before that, Khachanov also won against Monteiro and Bautista-Agut in 3 sets.<\/p>\n<p>That was the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> clash between Alcaraz and Khachanov, and Carlos won all of them. The young tennis superstar from Spain beat him again on clay in the French Open and in Hamburg last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UNSTOPPABLE \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosalcaraz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@carlosalcaraz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMOPEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MMOPEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A0eAbBWe1A\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/A0eAbBWe1A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1653792228316160000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz will play again on Saturday, on his birthday, when he will no longer be a teenager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz won his last match on the ATP tour as a teenager against Karen Khachanov 2:0 sets (6-4, 7-5). 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