Karen Khachanov

Blockx nursing rib injury into first major QF

Blockx admitted he would have retired against Francisco Cerundolo had he lost the third set, having played through a rib and wrist problem, and that does not repair in 48 hours over best-of-five. Khachanov has beaten third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime here and reached the 2022 US Open semifinal, so the 21-year-old's first major quarter-final comes against a player who has been at this stage before. The four-hour win over Learner Tien cuts the edge, which is why this sits only a shade above the 1.62 market price.