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John Millman has been knocked out of the Kremlin Cup by Karen Khachanov, who defeated fellow Australian James Duckworth in the previous round.

Russia's Karen Khachanov has claimed his second Australian scalp in as many matches beating John Millman in the quarter-finals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

The Aussie No.3 battled hard for nearly two-and-a-half hours, saving three match points, before losing 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) on Friday.

Khachanov, winner of this event in 2018, had beaten James Duckworth, Australia's No.2, in the quarter-final.

He will now face compatriot Aslan Karatsev who defeated Gilles Simon, of Belgium, 6-4, 6-3.

Lucky loser Ricardas Berankis moved into the last four when the Lithuanian upset Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).

The French veteran had dethroned defending champion Andrey Rublev in the quarter-final and was aiming to reach a third successive final in Moscow. However, he was unable to back that performance up against the world No.108.

Berankis will now meet Marin Cilic, who beat Pedro Martinez, of Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

Cilic, a two-time winner of the event, took only 62 minutes to wrap up victory.