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Khachanov Earns Second Title

Feb 25th 2018
Karen Khachanov

Open Province 13 Final

Khachanov defeated Pouille 7-5, 3-6, 7-5

Notes:

-Karen Khachanov earned his second ATP World Tour title; his first came at the 2016 Chengdu Open (d. Ramos-Vinolas). 
- The ninth seed is the first player who competed at last year's inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals to win multiple ATP World Tour titles.
-Lucas Pouille was bidding to claim his second trophy on home soil in three weeks after winning the Open Sud de France (d. Gasquet).
-Top seeds Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus came from a set down to beat Marcus Daniell and Dominic Inglot for the doubles title.
-Klaasen and Venus won their first tour-level doubles title as a team in just their fourth tour-level event together. They began their partnership last month at the ASB Classic in Auckland. 

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Khachanov
“It is the second title in my career, so I am extremely happy. I just need to keep working and keep going. I think both of us played a good match, really solid, and just a few points made the difference.”

“I felt I was playing good here from the first day. It's nice to play on a full court in the final, and I hope to come back next year.”

Pouille
“It was a good week. Karen is a young player who will be Top 20 soon. Congrats to him. Overall it was a great match… Another final is always positive. I hope that I can continue to play well in the next few weeks.”