Karen Khachanov to participate in Australian Open 2018December 6, 2017 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian tennis player of Armenian descent Karen Khachanov will participate in the Australian Open, a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year – the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Khachanov will compete alongside the Big Four, whichcomprises Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. Khachanov reached the second round of the 2017 Australian Open, his best AO result to date. In the 2017 Wimbledon Championships he was the 30th seed and he reached the 3rd round before losing to 10 times French Open champion Nadal in straight sets. The Australian Open will be held on January 15-28, 2018 Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |