Madrid Masters: Khachanov books spot in last 16 after bad-tempered spat with Bautista Agut
Karen Khachanov defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday and will play the winner of the match between Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, the No 28 seed, and Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – April 30, 2023 Russia’s Karen Khachanov celebrates after winning his round of 32 match against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 10 seed, defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 20 seed, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the last 16 of the Madrid Masters at the Caja Magica on Sunday.
Khachanov, ranked No 12, will face Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 5 seed, next.
The pair had a cross exchange at the net after Bautista Agut had been angered by a line call earlier in the match.
Ahead of his victory, the Russian won against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).
Bautista Agut, ranked No 25, beat Frenchman Quentin Halys (4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3) in the previous round of the Madrid tournament.
Madrid Masters, other third-round results (Caja Magica, clay, EUR 7.705.780, most recent results first):
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Alex De Minaur vs. Aslan Karatsev
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Cameron Norrie
- Taylor Fritz vs. Cristian Garin
- Sebastian Baez vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Roman Safiullin vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
- Pedro Cachin vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Dusan Lajovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Holger Rune
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Daniel Altmaier vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Borna Coric
- Hugo Grenier vs. Alexander Zverev
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Andrey Rublev: sunday
- Jaume Munar beat Matteo Arnaldi (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
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