World number 20 Karen Khachanov has advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships. The Russian player defeated Japan`s Shintaro Mochizuki in a challenging match with a score of 1/6, 7/6(7), 4/6, 6/3, 6/4.
This victory marks Khachanov`s 11th career win in a five-set match. With this achievement, he now holds the record for the most five-set victories among currently active Russian male tennis players.
Here is a list comparing the five-set win records of active Russian players:
- 1. Karen Khachanov – 11 wins and 12 losses
- 2. Andrey Rublev – 10 wins and 9 losses
- 3. Daniil Medvedev – 9 wins and 12 losses
- 4. Aslan Karatsev – 3 wins and 4 losses
- 5. Pavel Kotov – 2 wins and 2 losses
- 6. Roman Safiullin – 2 wins and 5 losses
