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Khachanov vs Nishikori: will Karen have revenge for the defeat in Madrid?
On June 2, Karen Khachanov will face off Kei Nishikori in the second round of Roland Garros. Who is going to win this match? - Read our prediction to find out.
Command Analysis
Karen Khachanov
Russian FederationFollowing the draw, Khachanov ended up in a difficult part of the tournament grid. Nevertheless, he was off to a good start: in the first round, the Russian quite confidently beat the representative of the Czech Republic Jiri Vesely (6-1, 6-2, 6-3).
Of course, we can't say that Karen is now in excellent form, but he has managed to achieve progress in recent years - with the proper attitude, Khachanov is able to compete against any tennis player.
Kei Nishikori
JapanNishikori had an extremely tough first round of the tournament. He played against Alessandro Giannessi and spent a lot of time and energy to defeat the Italian athlete. The match lasted for almost four hours (6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4). Undoubtedly, Nishikori needs to improve in his performance, because he won't be able to last long if he plays such long matches in every round.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Khachanov has played three tie-breaks in the last five matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
Over 9.5 games have been played in the first set in 3 of Nishikori's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
The tennis players have recently met at Masters in Madrid. And then Nishikori won in three sets. We believe that in the upcoming match it is worth playing the victory of the Japanese tennis player. Kei looks great in long matches and must beat Khachanov.
Our prediction is Nishikori to win.
At the recent Masters in Madrid, the athletes played a three-set match. There was a bitter struggle, and we expect that the upcoming match to be no different. Both Khachanov and Nishikori are now in good shape, so they probably will play a big number of games.
Second prediction -total over 37 games.
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