Karen Khachanov has explained why he confronted Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after their quarter-final clash in Barcelona. The Russian won the last five games of the match to seal a 6-4 7-5 victory, booking his spot in the last four. But there was a bizarre end to the match when they suddenly had it out during the handshake.
The world No. 27 could be seen gesturing to Davidovich Fokina as he made his point but they suddenly hugged and parted ways. Khachanov then admitted they had been in a “little bit of a fight” earlier in the match and wanted to sort things out.
Khachanov outlasted home favourite Davidovich Fokina to reach his first ATP 500 semi-final in dramatic fashion. It was a rollercoaster match with plenty of breaks, and Davidovich Fokina even had a chance to serve for the second set.
The world No. 27 had to save a set point and came back from 2-5 down to win the match in straight sets. But he clearly wasn’t happy with something, and squared up to Davidovich Fokina as they shook hands.
“But you can understand it could be offensive?” Khachanov was heard saying as the Spaniard agreed. There were no hard feelings, as both men hugged it out before going their separate ways.
Afterwards, Khachanov was asked what their heated chat was all about.
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