Karen Khachanov is a promising tennis player. The Russian player married the love of his life, Veronika Shkliaeva, in April 2016 – a year after his Davis Cup debut. She often accompanies Khachanov to his matches and can be seen loudly cheering for her husband. Interestingly, Khachanov was only 20 years old when he got married.
After more than three years of marriage, Karen Khachanov and his wife Veronika Shkliaeva welcomed their first child, David, on September 14, 2019. David is currently their only child.
Before her marriage, Veronika was Khachanov’s girlfriend for more than ten years. In an interview, the Russian star even mentioned that he had known Veronika since childhood, when he was only 8 years old. They even trained together at the same tennis club when they were teenagers.
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How did Karen Khachanov meet his wife Veronika Shkliaeva?
According to Khachanov, he failed to make a good first impression on Veronika. They first met at the airport, where he hit her with her luggage and Veronika called her an idiot. But after that, the Russian player fell completely in love with her and didn’t think about it anymore. Having trained in the same tennis club, Veronika did not pay much attention to tennis, but was in constant contact with Khachanov.
Around this time, the couple began dating. Besides tennis, Karen Khachanov is particularly interested in basketball and football. Interestingly, he was also a great basketball player and would have taken up the sport had he not pursued a professional career in tennis.
To date, Karen Khachanov has won four titles on the ATP Tour, including an ATP Masters. He shocked the world by beating Novak Djokovic in the final of Paris Masters 2018This ended the Serbian’s 22-match winning streak.
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