Karen Khachanov competed in the most significant match of his career as he took on Alexander Zverev for the Olympic gold medal, know about his ranking and net worth
While Daniil Medvedev exited early from the Tokyo Olympics, his fellow Russian Karen Khachanov surged in the global event. Karen Khachanov beat Pablo Carreno Busta in the semi-finals in straight sets to progress to the gold medal encounter. He will either face Alexander Zverev or Novak Djokovic in the same.
Karen Khachanov Biography, Family, Parents, Wife And Life
Karen Khachanov was born in Moscow, hailing from a medical family. His father Abgar is from Armenia and studied medicine and so did Khachanov’s mother. The 25-year old started playing Tennis at the age of 6, having been introduced to it by his parents.
The Russian’s has idolized Marat Safin and Juan Martin del Potro, growing up. In April 2016, Khachanov married his longtime girlfriend Veronika Shikliaeva and have a son named David. Also, fellow Tennis player Ilya Ivashka is his brother in law.
Karen Khachanov’s junior career in the sport
As a junior player, Karen Khachanov lifted the Under-18 European Championship title in Switzerland in July 2013. Furthermore, he won the silver medal in the doubles category with Audrey Rublev in the 2014 Summer Youth Summer Olympics.
In 2013, Karen Khachanov made his Davis Cup debut, becoming the youngest Russian to play in the competition, surpassing Mikhail Youzhny. The following year, his Miami Open debut arrived, but he exited in the first round itself.
Though the 25-year old could not get past the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon and US Open in 2015, he clinched his first ATP Challenger title in Instanbul. In 2016, Khachanov clinched his maiden ATP title, defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas in three sets.
By reaching his first ATP singles final, he became the first Russian to make it to the ATP tour final since Mikhail Youzhny.
Karen Khachanov on the big stage and ATP ranking
Karen Khachanov made his grand slam’s main-draw debut at 2017 Australian Open and exited the competition after the second round. In April, the Russian secured his first top-10 victory against David Goffin and made it to the majors’ fourth round for the first time in French Open.
Karen started 2018 by clinching his second ATP title at Open 13 in Marseille after exiting the Australian Open in the second round. The 25-year old won his second ATP title of the season at the Kremlin Cup. He followed it up by lifting his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Masters.
Khachanov became the first Russian player to win the Masters 1000 title since Nikolay Davydenko and did so being at world number 18, the lowest-ranked player since 2010. As a result, he surged to the 11th spot in the ATP rankings.
Karen Khachanov reaches his first grand slam quarter-final
Despite starting 2019 as the 11th ranked player, Karen Khachanov did not taste much success throughout the year. Leaving aside the quarter-finals of the French Open that lifted him to number nine, he could not accomplish much. He reached the semi-finals of the Montreal Masters and China Open.
But Khachanov dropped out of the top ten after exiting in the second round of the Paris Masters, losing to Jan-Lennard Struff. After reaching the third round of the Australian Open in 2021, he made it to the semi-finals of the two ATP events – Great Ocean Road Open and Lyon Open.
At Wimbledon 2021, Karen Khachanov reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time. By getting to the fourth round, it became the first time since 2006 that four Russian players did so. He gave rise to a new era by guaranteeing himself a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
As part of a strong Russian side, he beat Yoshihito Nishioka, James Duckworth, Diego Schwartzman, Ugo Humbert, and Carreno Busta to reach the final. He will fight for the gold medal against Alexander Zverev. Nevertheless, Alexander Zverev should undoubtedly start as the firm favourite after stunning Novak Djokovic.
But a spirited Karen Khachanov, in his maiden Olympics, would leave no stone unturned in trying to get his hands on the gold.
Karen Khachanov Net Worth And Sponsors
| Net Worth | $15 million |
| Prize Money till date | $9,847,132 |
He is endorsed by Mercedes Benz, Rolex, Head and Nike.