Five things to know about Karen Khachanov

Karen Khachanov, pictured here in 2013, has been playing tennis since he was a toddler

4) Announced himself by reaching the quarter-final of the Kremlin Cup as a 17-year old

The 20-year-old has had success at home before his international victories

Before the semi-final run in doubles at the 2014 Chennai Open, Khachanov had already created a bit of stir by reaching the quarter-finals in the singles event of his home tournament, the 2013 Kremlin Cup.

He had beaten Janko Tipsarevic in straight sets in the 2nd round, who happened to be the 3rd seed and the world number 27 then. He lost to Ivo Karlovic in the quarter-finals there, but had already given the tennis world a glimpse of what's to come in the future.

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