On April 11, the third round of the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters will be held, where No. 4 seed Dmitry Medvedev meets No. 15 seed Khachanov. In this match, Khachanov defeated Medvedev in straight sets, defeated his opponent again after 6 years, rewrote the record of the two sides to 2-5, and successfully reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In the first set, Medvedev took the lead and Kachanov broke back in the second game. In the 3rd and 4th games, the two broke serve again. In the eighth game, Khachanov cashed in a break point and took a 5-3 lead to the service game. In the ninth game, Khachanov successfully held serve and won the first set 6-3.
In the 10th game of the second set, Khachanov saved the set point and successfully held serve. In the 11th game, Medvedev made a double mistake in the crucial game and sent the ball to the game, and the angry May always threw his racket out to vent his anger. In the 12th game, Khachanov managed to hold serve in the service game and won the second set 7-5.
In a match that lasted one hour and 53 minutes, Khachanov eliminated fourth seed Dmitry Medvedev 6-3, 7-5 for the first time in his career on clay. Khachanov, who reached the quarterfinals, will face the winner of Tsitsipas and Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.