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Patna : World No 18 Karen Khachanov, 22, Russia, demolished World No 5 Alexander Zverev, 21, Germany, in the quarter-finals of ATP Paris Masters 1,000 points tennis tournament on November 2, 2018.

Khachanov stunned Zverev in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 to enter the semi-finals of Paris Masters, the last and final ATP World Tour Masters 1,000 event at Paris, France. Zverev committed 7 double faults in the match to none by Khachanov. Khachanov also won 6 break points to just 1 by Zverev in the match. Khachanov also won 7 games in a row.

Khachanov will meet World No 8 in ATP rankings Dominic Thiem, 25, Austria, in the semi-finals on November 3, 2018. Thiem defeated defending champion and World No 23 Jack Sock, 26, USA, in a three-set encounter 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals on November 2. Sock fired 9 Aces in the match to 8 by Thiem. Thiem committed 8 double faults to 5 by Sock. Thiem won 3 break points while Sock won 2. Both the players won 3 games each in a row.

 

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