Jakub Mensik vs Karen Khachanov Prediction: The Russian will be closer to victory

Prediction for the tennis match which will take place on February 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Jakub Mensik has already beaten one Russian at the tournament in Doha, in the round of 8, the Czech was stronger than Andrey Rublev in two sets. Besides Andrey, Jakub has knocked out Spaniard Davidovich Fokina, Briton Murray and Frenchman Monfils. The semifinal against Monfils lasted an hour and 57 minutes and Menszyk won it 6:4, 1:6, 6:3. Mensik had five aces and zero double faults, won 63% of his first-serve points and 52% of his second-serve points.

In the match against Popyrin, the first set was decisive, which ended in a tie-break with Khachanov winning 14:12. The second game was 6:2 in favor of the Russian in 43 minutes. During the game Khachanov made 7 aces with one double fault, won 82% of points on the first serve and 45% on the second. Note Khachanov's excellent statistics in terms of unforced errors, only 4 for the whole match. 

Khachanov played at a very high level in the-final, if he plays at the same level in the final, we doubt that the Czech has a real chance of winning even one set. Also note the fact that in Doha Karen has not lost a single set so far, which indirectly hints at the possible result of the final. And, for sure, Karen is in touch with Rublev, who played against Jakub in Qatar and lost to him in two games and will be able to share his experience, albeit unsuccessful. In this pairing we are on the side of the favorite, we believe that Khachanov will achieve a confident victory on Saturday.