Aslan Karatsev vs Jeremy Chardy: Will the Russian take revenge on the Frenchman?

In the first round of the main draw of the Wimbledon tournament, world No. 24, Aslan Karatsev will meet world No. 61, Jeremy Chardy. The men met each other in October 2019 on the courts of Shanghai, China, with Jeremy winning the clash 2-0. Karatsev now has a good opportunity to take revenge.

After the failed Roland Garros Aslan Karatsev took a break and appeared in official tournaments only in London. In the British capital, Aslan beat Tabilo but lost easily enough to Norrie in an hour and 28 minutes. This defeat shows that Aslan has little chance of clinching a high stage in the tournament that started. And in general, Karatsev is not a grass-court player, almost everything the Russian has won in his career has been on clay and hard court. On the hardcourt, the Russian has won the Dubai tournament, was a semi-finalist in the Australian Open singles and took the Doha trophy with Rublev. On the clay court, together with Vesnina, he became a finalist in mixed doubles. Karatsev has only two career victories on the grass in official tournaments.

Frankly, Karatsev got lucky with his first-round draw at Wimbledon. Jeremy Chardy has beaten Aslan in his time, which only further motivates the Russian to win. Plus, the Frenchman can’t win for over a month now, since May 23 and the bout against Sandgren in Belgrade. After his win over Sandgren, Chardy lost in the Serbian capital to Lajovic, at Roland Garros he fell straight to Tsitsipas, a future finalist. He played two matches on the grass, losing both of them against Hanfmann in Stuttgart and Bublik in London. Chardy has a big problem with his form, it is hardly worth betting on the fading Frenchman.

We believe that Karatsev is deservedly considered the favourite for the upcoming game. Aslan has not so good stats on the grass, but it is important to mention that Jeremy Chardy is the main rival of the Russian, who has the last 4-match losing streak. The Frenchman is not only losing physically but also morale. The following are the odds for this match: Handicap 1 (-3) for 1.98, W1+Total Under (4.5) for 2.14.