Tennis-Teenager Alcaraz crushes Khachanov to reach quarter-finals

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2022 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his fourth round match against Russia's Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) -Carlos Alcaraz pummelled Karen Khachanov into submission in a 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory on Sunday to reach the French Open quarter-finals and stretch his winning run to 14 matches.

The 19-year-old, who has taken the tennis world by storm this year, became the youngest male player in 29 years to reach two Grand Slam quarter-finals after also making the U.S. Open last eight.