He lost to eventual finalist Yoshihito Nishioka in the third round. Following early exits at both Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open, Khachanov reached the fourth round at the US Open defeating Jack Draper after he retired in the third set. He went one step further with a win over Pablo Carreno Busta, in a five sets match lasting over 3 hours, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time at this Major. Khachanov defeated Nick Kyrgios in five sets to reach his first career semifinal at a Major. He became the first player of Armenian descent to do so, since Andre Agassi reached his first Major semifinal at the French Open in 1988, and most recently, David Nalbandian at the French Open in 2006. In the semifinals, Khachanov lost to Casper Ruud in four sets. In October, Khachanov reached the quarterfinals of Astana Open, where he lost in straight sets to an eventual champion Novak Djokovic. In receipt of a first-round bye in Antwerp, he lost to eventual finalist Sebastian Korda in the second round. It was followed by another early exit at the Erste Bank Open to Dan Evans in the second round. 2023: Australian Open semifinalist, back to top 15 Ranked No. 18 at the 2023 Australian Open he defeated three seeds in a row to reach the semifinals No. 16 Frances Tiafoe, No. 31 Yoshihito Nishioka and No. 29 Sebastian Korda in the quarterfinals after retirement. He moved back to the Top 15 to No. 13 in the rankings on 30 January 2023. Coaching team Early in his career, Khachanov was coached by Igor Bitsenko in Moscow and Vedran Martić in Split, Croatia. In 2014 he joined 4Slam Tennis Academy led by Galo Blanco. Khachanov parted ways with Blanco in November 2017. He has been training for a few years now with his previous coach Vedran Martić. Currently, his other coach is José Clavet. Personal life In April 2016, Khachanov married Veronika Shkliaeva, his childhood sweetheart, who he had been dating since 2011. Their first child was born in 2019. Fellow tennis player Ilya Ivashka is his brother-in-law, as their wives are twin sisters. In March 2022, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti reported that, amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khachanov had removed the Russian flag from his Instagram page. During the 2023 Australian Open, Khachanov wrote messages on the television camera lens (traditionally signed by