Khachanov's goal: "I want to finish the year in the Top 10, in addition to the ATP Finals"

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 14 Oct 2025 | 15.14

Karen Khachanov talks about his goals. Photo: Getty

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Still with his debut pending at the ATP Almaty 2025, the Russian showed determination with himself in the press conference. Karen Khachanov, currently number 11 in the world, is very close to achieving his goals, although he needs to give a final sprint to improve both his feelings on the court and his ranking.

"I won last year, I definitely have very good memories of the tournament," said Karen Khachanov about the ATP Almaty 2025, where he will act as defending champion, as reported by Ubitennis. "I always feel at home here. Since I no longer have tournaments at home, this event makes me feel a little more like it. I didn't do very well in the Chinese tournaments, so after the US Open, I decided to take a longer break, practice, and rest. I want to finish the season strongly."

- Khachanov, on a possible final in Almaty with Medvedev

"First, we have to reach that match. I will only be able to face him in the final. If that happens, I think it will be fantastic, not only for both of us, but for the tournament in general and for all the fans, but I repeat, I don't like to get ahead of myself too much. Of course, one always prepares, trying to do everything possible. However, sometimes, as we saw in Shanghai, things happen and not only do they not go as planned, but surprises also arise. That's tennis. Right now, I would just focus on each match."

"Sometimes you don't think too much about things, you just move forward and draw conclusions about what went wrong. You realize that you need to improve your form, raise your level, maybe something didn't work at some point. You have to ask yourself: 'Why didn't it work?', and that's it. Then you prepare for the next tournament. I've always liked playing indoors. If you manage to get past the first round, and then the second, you start to regain form and this momentum becomes more positive."

- Karen Khachanov outlines his goals

"It's always a matter of gameplay. If you have the level, you can count on the following stages. In any case, the goals are set and maintained. I wanted to finish the year in the top ten, as well as try to reach the ATP Finals. It's on my mind, it's a matter of focus. One thing is to have a goal and try to work to achieve it, but quite another is to go crazy and not find a place for oneself because you really want to reach it.

You have to find a balance between setting goals and not putting too much pressure on yourself. The last tournaments have not been a great success, but at the same time, tennis is so unique that you have the opportunity to change everything every week. You understand where you are, what you're missing, and why there were very close matches that ended in defeats. Perhaps I'm tired in general, both mentally and physically, because I played a lot on clay, non-stop, until the end of the summer. I also have to take into account that sooner or later, inevitably, there will be a slight drop."

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La meta de Khachanov: "Quiero acabar el año en el Top 10, además de las ATP Finals"

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