Novak Djokovic against Karen Khachanov with no problems
Novak Djokovic made an excellent impression at his first appearance in the new season: The Serb defeated Karen Khachanov in two sets in Abu Dhabi.
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last edit: Dec 28, 2018, 05:28 pm
No trace of sand in the transmission: Novak Djokovic showed his best side at the Mubadala World Championships in Abu Dhabi and Karen Khachanov smoothly with 6: 4 and 6: 2. Most recently, the two players faced each other in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris-Bercy. The young Russian had surprisingly prevailed there - celebrating his greatest triumph.
In the final of the exhibition fight tournament in Abu Dhabi, Djokovic will meet Kevin Anderson in a reissue of the Wimbledon final on Saturday. The South African defeated Rafael Nadal in three sets in the first half of the game.
In the game for fifth place, Hyeon Chung had prevailed against Dominic Thiem.