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Khachanov - Zhukaev. Forecast for the ATP Almaty match
Khachanov and Zhukaev will meet in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Almaty on October 18. Zhukaev was lucky and reached the quarterfinals of the home competition almost without a fight - Makhach withdrew from the match in the first set with a score of 1-3. Ahead of Beybit is a meeting with an equally serious opponent. How will the upcoming match go for the representative of Kazakhstan? - bets on this match can be found in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Karen Khachanov
Russian FederationCurrent form
Khachanov reached the quarterfinals of the competition in Almaty, beating Otto Virtanen in two tie-breaks. Karen served five aces, converted one break point and lost one game on his serve. For the Russian, this was the third victory on indoor hard courts this season with one defeat.
Professional qualities
Khachanov prefers fast, attacking tennis. Karen main weapon is his stable first serve. Without it, the Russian often has difficulties even against weaker opponents. In rallies, Khachanov relies on a forehand with strong spin, which causes a lot of inconvenience to opponents.
Current indicators in the tour
Khachanov, once ranked in the top 10, is currently ranked 26th in the world. The Russian has been playing consistently this season, which allowed him to win the tournament in Doha and climb the rankings. This title was the sixth ATP category in his career.
Interesting facts for betting
Khachanov last five matches have ended in straight sets.
Beibit Zhukayev
KazakhstanCurrent form
Zhukaev reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Almaty on the refusal of Tomas Machac, who withdrew from the match with the score 1-3 in the first set. Baybit has two wins and one loss on indoor hard courts this season.
Professional qualities
Zhukaev is focused on his core skills, which are ideal for fast courts. His first serve is one of the most powerful in the tournament. Beybit builds his game around a strong topspin forehand, which he uses effectively from the baseline. However, the Kazakh is also comfortable at the net.
Current indicators in the tour
Zhukaev is ranked outside the top 200 in the world, at 213th place. Beybit has played in six quarterfinals this season, and his last tournament win was last season, when he won the Chasterville Challenger in November.
Interesting facts for betting
Zhukaev has lost in six quarterfinals played this season.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Zhukaev 5 previous matches
1.85Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Khachanov last 5 matches, events on the court have developed according to this scenario
2.31Tip and bets
Karen is not in the best shape now and it seems that at the moment he is not ready for crushing victories. We believe that Zhukaev will have a chance to win at least one of the games. At least in the only face-to-face meeting with Karen he managed to win a set.
Our prediction is Zhukaev victory with a handicap of (+4) games for a coefficient of 1.75
Bet on total
The only face-to-face meeting between the tennis players took place last season on the courts of Shanghai and it ended in three sets. We expect that the next meeting between Khachanov and Zhukaev will also be protracted.
The second forecast is total over 22 games for odds of 1.77
Bet on the first set
Four of Zhukaev last five matches have seen more than 9.5 games played in the first set. We expect Beibit upcoming match against Khachanov to also start with a "top" first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.73
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