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Patna : Third seed Karen Khachanov, 24, Russia, 5th seed Jannik Sinner,19, Italy, and qualifier Matthew Ebden , Australia, reached quarter-finals of ATP Open 13 Provence, an indoor hard courts tennis tournament, at Marseille, France, on March 10, 2021, evening.
World No 21 Karen Khachanov beat Mackenzie McDonald, USA, in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 in 2nd round. Khachanov served 6 Aces in the match to 5 by McDonald. The Russian won 3 break points to 2 by the American. He won 4 games in a row during the match to 2 by the American. Khachanov, in all, won 90 points during the match to 77 by McDonald.
Khachanov will face Matthew Ebden, Australia, in QFs on March 12, 2021. Qualifier Ebden routed World No 87 Emil Ruusuvuori, 21, Finland, in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 in 2 round winning 4 break points and 5 games in a row in the match.
World No 34 Jannik Sinner beat Hugo Gaston, France, 6-4, 6-1 in 2nd round. Sinner won 4 break points in the match to 1 by Gaston. Sinner also won 4 games in a row during the match.