Berrettini - Khachanov. ATP Vienna match forecast
Berrettini and Khachanov will meet in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Vienna on October 25. Berrettini, who was once in the top 10 of the world rankings, is now trying to get back into shape. Matteo has already proven that he is capable of winning tournaments on clay, and now he has a new goal - victory on indoor hard courts. Will Matteo be able to show good tennis on this surface and defeat Khachanov? - the analysis of the match and bets on it are in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Matteo Berrettini

Current form
Berrettini broke the resistance of Frances Tiafoe (6-3, 6-7, 6-3) in the second round of the competition in Vienna. Matteo served 16 aces, converted four break points and lost two games on his serve in the match against the American. For the Italian, this was the third victory indoors this season in four matches.
Professional qualities
Berrettini is a player with a powerful forehand and an excellent serve, which allows him to demonstrate a high level of tennis. The Italian is especially strong on grass and clay courts, where he has achieved significant success. Although hard is more difficult for him, he has some achievements here too. The Italian strengths also include slice shots and confident play at the net.
Current indicators in the tour
Berrettini, with three trophies this season, is currently ranked 41st in the world. Recall that this year, the former sixth racket of the world won tournaments in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbühel.
Interesting facts for betting
Berrettini best result on the courts of Vienna was a semi-final.

Karen Khachanov

Current form
Khachanov secured a comeback victory over Brandon Nakashima (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the second round match of the competition in Vienna. Karen served 11 aces, converted two break points and lost two games on his serve. For the Russian, this was the eighth victory on indoor hard courts this season, with only one defeat.
Professional qualities
Khachanov is a versatile player who can show quality play on any surface. His success largely depends on his physical fitness. His strengths include a powerful first serve, which helps in difficult moments. His weaknesses include some monotony of the game.
Current indicators in the tour
Khachanov can boast of two trophies won this season. He won in Doha and just recently the Russian won indoors in Almaty. He now has seven ATP trophies won in his career. In the world rankings, Karen, as we recall, is currently in 24th place.
Interesting facts for betting
Khachanov has eight wins in nine matches indoors this season.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Berrettini last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.41Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Khachanov 5 previous matches
2.59Tip and bets
The match against Tiafoe was not easy for Berrettini. But such victories only give confidence. The Italian confidently leads with a score of 4-1 in the face-to-face confrontation with Khachanov. We believe that Matteo will increase the gap in the upcoming meeting.
Our prediction is a victory for Berrettini with odds of 1.74
Bet on total
Berrettini and Khachanov have met each other five times in their careers. Their last face-to-face encounter was a "top-heavy" one. Given the current playing conditions of the tennis players, we expect that the upcoming match between them will also be a drawn-out one.
The second forecast is total over 24 games for odds of 1.92
Bet on the first set
Four of Khachanov last five matches have seen the first set go to fewer than 9.5 games. We expect Karen upcoming encounter with Berrettini to also start with a low-scoring first set.
Forecast - total under 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.99