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Standing between him and that milestone is No. 21 seed Karen Khachanov, who battled past Bolivian Hugo Dellien 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-3. Norrie leads their ATP Head2Head series 3-2 and won both of their clay-court meetings last year in Lyon and Barcelona.

"Karen plays very well here. He's super comfortable in these conditions," said Norrie. "I think he's made fourth round or quarter-finals here before, so he's got a lot of experience. He's been Top 10 and he's playing well. It's going to be tricky, but I'm looking forward to the challenge."

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Khachanov Makes Fast Start in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

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Karen Khachanov hit the ground running on debut at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Tuesday afternoon.

The fifth seed broke four times in a 6-3, 6-3 triumph against World No. 82 Alejandro Tabilo, a win that improved his career grass-court record to 20-10. Khachanov was solid on serve throughout against the Chilean, dropping just two points behind his first delivery in the pair’s maiden ATP Head2Head meeting.

The 26-year-old Khachanov is hunting his first tour-level title since he became an ATP Masters 1000 champion at the 2018 Rolex Paris Masters. The closest he has come in 2022 is a run to the championship match in Adelaide in January.

The World No. 23’s next assignment in the Netherlands is a second-round meeting with Kamil Majchrzak, after the Pole completed a 6-1, 6-4 win over Dominik Koepfer.

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Eighth seed Karen Khachanov also advanced on Tuesday in Halle, getting past Aslan Karatsev, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-2. Khachanov reached the quarter-finals in 's-Hertogenbosch last week before a loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime. He next faces Laslo Djere.

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Nine Years Later, Khachanov Banishes Djere Demons In Halle

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It may have taken the best part of a decade, but Karen Khachanov was finally able to banish lingering grass-court demons against Laslo Djere on Thursday afternoon.

The 26-year-old recovered from a slow start to clinch a 7-6(4), 6-4 second-round win over Djere at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle. It was the pair’s second tour-level clash, but their first on grass since the Boys’ Singles at Wimbledon in 2013, a meeting Khachanov still remembers well.

“We played once [before] on a grass court at junior Wimbledon, I lost in three sets,” said Khachanov after his one-hour, 43-minute victory on Thursday. “I remember that match perfectly, what I did wrong in the third set. I think I was even a break up in the third and ended up losing 6-3. This time I took revenge on grass finally.”

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The eighth seed rallied from a double-break down at 2-5 in the opening set in Halle, saving two set points on the Djere serve at 4-5 before clinching it via tie-break. An immediate break in the second set was enough to complete the turnaround for Khachanov, who was the more solid player despite firing just 19 winners to Djere’s 29.

“The first set was very tricky,” said Khachanov. “I was two breaks down and I don’t know how, but I managed to win the first set. I played a good tie-break, and it gave me a lot of confidence for the second set, from the beginning especially to keep pushing… I’m happy that I could turn it around, I could change the game and started to play better.”

The win takes Khachanov to a fourth quarter-final in Halle, where his best showing is a semi-final run from 2017. He next faces home favourite Oscar Otte, after the World No. 51 rallied to a 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(3) victory against Nikoloz Basilashvili to reach the quarter-finals on tournament debut.

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