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Aslan Kazbekovich Karatsev ( Russian: Аслан Казбекович Карацев, Ossetian: Хъарацаты Хъазыбеджы фырт Аслан; born 4 September 1993) is a Russian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ATP ranking of world No. 14 on 7 February 2022, and peaked at No. 76 in the ...
Official tennis player profile of Aslan Karatsev on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
- He’s the first man to reach the quarterfinals in his Grand Slam debut in almost 25 years. Alex Radulescu was the last player to achieve the feat, at Wimbledon in 1996.
- He’s just the seventh man in the Open Era to reach the quarterfinals in his first major. The other six are Harold Solomon (1972 French Open), Brad Drewett (1976 Australian Open), Rodney Harmon (1982 US Open), Paul Annacone (1984 Wimbledon), Brett Steven (1993 Australian Open) and Radulescu.
- He’s the lowest-ranked man to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals in 30 years. Patrick McEnroe, who was also ranked No. 114, made it to the semifinals in 1991, where he fell to Boris Becker.
- He’s the lowest-ranked man to reach the quarterfinals of any major since the 2016 US Open. Juan Martin del Potro made the last eight in Flushing Meadows in 2016 as a No. 142-ranked wild card.
- He's Making History on Multiple Levels
- So What Are The Secrets to Karatsev's Rise?
- It's Been A Long Slog
- But He's Finally Made A Big Leap Forward
It's hard to put what Karatsev has done this week into context, mostly because it hasn't been done before. For a mostly unknown coming into 2021, Karatsev is certainly leaving his mark. For starters, Karatsev is the very first grand slam debutant to make the semi-finals in the Open Era. In fact, Karatsev is the first male player to make a quarter-f...
Winning a tennis match isn't a "one size fits all" deal. Some players, like Diego Schwartzman and Alex de Minaur, are defensive-minded grinders; willing to chase down the mistakes of their opponents at all costs. Others, such as Reilly Opelka and John Isner, are power-based "Servebots", imposing their will through the strength of their service game...
While Karatsev has been able to catch sunlight in a jar in the 2021 Australian Open, the rest of his career hasn't been so fortunate. Before 2020 Karatsev made his living at the lower levels of the top tier of global tennis, the Challenger level and below, where he struggled among players with varying levels of hope for the future. It may be best s...
While the rest of the world seemingly took a backward step in 2020, Karatsev started making his big leap forward. The hard-hitting Russian started the year with a Challenger final in Bangkok, racking up an unlucky loss where he won six more games than his opponent. During the COVID lockdown, Karatsev impressed on the US exhibition circuit, continui...
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Jun 28, 2024 · Karatsev, Sinner, Kontaveit triumph again. Aslan Karatsev continued his breakthrough season, Jannik Sinner won a fourth title of 2021 and Anett Kontaveit took a step closer to qualifying for the WTA Finals.
Apr 24, 2021 · Third seed Aslan Karatsev clinched the biggest victory of his career against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, triumphing in a three-hour and 25-minute lung-buster on Saturday to reach the championship match at the Serbia Open.
Learn about Aslan Karatsev, the Russian tennis player who reached the 2021 Australian Open SF as a qualifier and won three ATP titles. Find out his personal and professional info, ranking, career highlights and more.
