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Karen with Barcelona FC footballer Gerard Piqué at the Barcelona Open players party. #teamkhachanov

Karen lost 3-6 2-6 to world number 1 and reigning champion Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo Masters 3rd round. Karen played well but beating Nadal on clay is a near impossible task in his current form and he gave Nadal a tougher match than many of his other opponents in the tournament. So, all in all it was a positive event for Karen and he’s in great form heading into the rest of the clay season. Karen’s next event will be the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain, which begins on 21st April. 📷: Getty #teamkhachanov

Karen beat Simon 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 23 minutes in the second round of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. This is a great result for Karen against a complete brick wall, so to get the win with such a convincing score is very impressive. Karen will face king of clay and 10 time Monte Carlo champion Rafael Nadal in the third round. The pair have already met on grass and hard court but not clay, where they both play their best tennis. Obviously facing Rafa on clay is one of the toughest matches a tennis player will ever have to play but Karen has never been more ready for it, after two dominant straight set wins so far this tournament. The match is third on Court Rainier III after 11am local time on Thursday 19th April. I'm sure he can give Rafa their closest match to date 💪 📷: Getty (Karen liked 😊🎾) #teamkhachanov

Karen is into the second round of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters with a 7-5 6-4 win over Kokkinakis. Karen won 84% of first serve points and 55% of second serve points and faced no break points against him throughout the match, meaning he just had to secure a single break in each set to get the win. In the second round he will face Frenchman Gilles Simon. This will be a tough match but if Karen can keep his cool and play some solid tennis he can get the win. The match is on Court des Princes on Wednesday 18th April at 11am local time. 📷: Getty (Karen liked 😊🎾) #teamkhachanov

Karen practised with Milos Raonic in preparation for the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. In the picture he is also joined with his coach Vedran Martic and the Croatian legend of tennis Goran Ivanisevic. Karen’s projected draw in Monte Carlo is as follows: 1R: Kokkinakis 2R: Mannarino/Simon 3R: Nadal QF: Thiem/Djokovic SF: Dimitrov/Goffin F: Zverev/Cilic This isn’t an easy draw but Karen definitely has a good chance to make it to the 3rd round to face the king of clay. Karen is a fantastic clay courter and he is very capable of getting some good results this week. Karen will play his first round match vs Kokkinakis today, Sunday 15th April, on Court Rainier III not before 12:30pm local time. Come on Karen! 💪 #teamkhachanov

Russia were defeated 1-3 in the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 2nd round tie vs Austria. Karen played only the doubles rubber with Rublev and they were beaten 3-6 6-7(3) by the away nation. Anyhow, team Russia did a great job representing their country and will have other chances to make it back to the World Group again in the future when they will have more Davis Cup experience. Next up for Karen is his first tournament of the clay court season, the Monte Carlo masters, which begins on 14th April. Last year he reached the second round so I’m sure he can better that this year. 👍 #teamkhachanov

The Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 1 tie between Russia and Austria begins tomorrow, 6th April, at the Luzhniki Small Sports Arena in Moscow. Unusually, Karen will not be playing singles but instead will be playing doubles with Donskoy vs Melzer and Oswald. Karen has shown he is a very good doubles player so I am sure he and Donskoy can get their country the doubles rubber win in front of their home crowd! 💪 The tie begins tomorrow at 4pm local time. #teamkhachanov

Karen and Andrey were defeated 6-4 6-7(5) 4-10 by Bob and Mike Bryan in the final of the Miami Open. It was an extremely tight match and could have gone either way but the Bryan's performed very well in clutch situations and their experience showed as they took the match. It was a great result for Karen and Andrey to reach a masters final in only their third ever event together, which shows what a good pairing they are and how good they are at doubles! They reached their first masters final at 21 and 20 years old, an amazing feat for the young Russians and a great end to the American hard court tournaments and the first quarter of the season. Karen's next event will be the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 2nd round vs Austria, for the right to qualify to play in the world group play-offs later this year to get back into the world group. The tie begins on 6th April. #teamkhachanov

Karen and Andrey defeated Johnson and Querrey 6-3 6-1 to reach the Miami Open final! This will be their first final as a team at only 21 and 20 years old and to do it at a huge tournament like the Miami Open makes it even more special 👏 They will face fourth seeds and best doubles players of all time Bob and Mike Bryan in the final tomorrow, 31st March. Come on guys! From how well they have played so far they can definitely do it 💪 #teamkhachanov

Karen and Andrey defeated third seeds Marach and Pavic 6-4 7-6(3) in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open doubles tournament. What a great win for the young Russians and in such convincing style! They will face Johnson and Querrey in the semi finals #teamkhachanov

In the doubles tournament at the Miami Open, Karen and his partner Andrey Rublev defeated sixth seeds Murray and Soares 4-6 7-5 10-2 in the second round. This is a great win against grand slam champions and shows that Karen and Andrey can beat some of the best doubles players in the world 💪 In the next round they will face third seeds Marach and Pavic #teamkhachanov

Karen was defeated by Kevin Anderson 6-4 2-6 3-6 in the Miami Open third round. Karen played very well to take all of his opportunities in the first set but after that Kevin surged ahead and Karen wasn’t able to recover against the world number 8. Still a good performance though and he is only going to improve this year 💪 #teamkhachanov