Karatsev vs Khachanov: prediction for the Halle Open match
Aslan Karatsev and Karen Khachanov face off in the Round of 32 of the Halle Open. What to expect from this match-up? Look out for our prediction below.

Command Analysis

Aslan Karatsev

Aslan Karatsev is in poor form and hasn't delivered good results in a long time. The Russian tennis player made first-round exits at the tournaments in Madrid, Rome, Lyon, and Paris. Last week, he didn't make it past the qualifying rounds of the Stuttgart Open, suffering a defeat to Dominic Stephan Stricker in straight sets (6-7, 1-6).

Karen Khachanov

Karen Khachanov, on the other hand, looked good at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships last week. Khachanov defeated Alejandro Tabilo and Kamil Majchrzak before losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-7, 4-6). The Russian showed his best result in Halle in 2017, when he lost to Roger Federer in the semifinals (4-6, 6-7).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Karatsev has played 4 tie-breaks in his last 5 matches.

Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
This bet won in 3 of the last 5 matches of Khachanov.

Tip and bets
Karatsev is in bad shape and is unlikely to put up a fight against his compatriot. Khachanov should get a confident victory in the upcoming match.
Our prediction - handicap (-4) to Khachanov
Recent encounters between the two players were quite short and ended in straight sets. We expect a similar result here - Karatsev is a convineint opponent for Khachanov at the moment.
Second prediction - total under 23 games