Kachanov continues to give Cerundolo nightmares! · tennisnet.com

Karen Khachanov moved into the semi-finals of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Beijing with a two-set win against Francisco Cerundolo. It was the Russian’s fifth win against Cerundolo this season.

If Francisco Cerundolo cares so much about his job that he occasionally wakes up in the night covered in sweat, then it wouldn’t be surprising if he had a picture of Karen Khachanov in his mind. At the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Beijing, the Argentine suffered his fifth defeat in 2024 against Khachanov, this time 6:7 (4) and 6:7 (9).

Khachanov needed a total of six match points – and with this success he is in the quarterfinals. There the Russian will face either Carlos Alcaraz or Tallom Griekspoor, who will play the men’s last match in the Chinese capital this Sunday.

Sinner and Medvedev already in the quarterfinals

Local hero Bu Yunchaokete caused a surprise. The Chinese won against Lorenzo Musetti with 6:2 and 6:4. Bu is now waiting for the winner of the party between Andrey Rublev and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Two quarter-final games have already been decided since yesterday: Jannik Sinner will face Jiri Lehecka tomorrow. And Daniil Medvedev meets Flavio Cobolli, who was on the team at the Laver Cup in Berlin last week: Medvedev as a starter, Cobolli as a substitute.

Here is the individual tableau in Beijing