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#NextGenATP Khachanov Starts Strong In Hamburg

Third seed and #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov, the leading Russian at No. 32 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, recorded his 20th match win of the year at the German Tennis Championships 2017 on Tuesday. In his Hamburg debut, Khachanov prevailed 6-4, 6-3 against German qualifier Rudolf Molleker in 70 minutes. He will next play Aljaz Bedene or lucky loser Jose Hernandez-Fernandez. Lucky loser Leonardo Mayer of Argentina seized his moment, coming back from a set down to defeat top seed and clay-court stalwart Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(4). Mayer, No. 138 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, is playing in only his fifth ATP World Tour event of the season but didn't back down from the Spaniard, who reached the quarter-finals of the SkiStar Swedish Open last...

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