Karen Khachanov vs Andrey Rublev: Karen’s third win over Andrey

In the round of 32 of the Halle tournament, world No. 27 Karen Khachanov will face world No. 7 Andrey Rublev. The boys have played each other three times on the tour, so far the score is 2-1 in favour of Karen, and the only meeting on the grass court, just in Halle, ended in a 2-1 victory for Khachanov.

Karen Khachanov has had a weak clay part of the season. The Russian failed in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome. He played more or less well in Lyon, where he reached the semi-finals. And at Roland Garros, Karen played two matches and can be said to have played well, passing Vesely before losing in five sets to Nishikori. Karen did not play on grass in the 2020 season. He had seven matches in 2019, winning four of them with three defeats.

Rublev began his clay season with a final in Monte Carlo, followed by the quarter-finals in Barcelona and Rome. But at Roland Garros, Andrey was a weak player, having lost in five sets to Germany’s Strruff in the first round. Rublev had time to recover, but on grass Rublev’s stats are not good, worse than those of Karen. In 2020, Rublev did not officially play on grass. In 2019, he played five matches in which he won twice with three defeats.

Karen has a good opportunity to remind himself by beating Andrey Rublev. Andrey has had poor results on grass, worse than Khachanov. And in Halle, Karen has already beaten Andrey four years ago. Also, let’s not forget that Khachanov performed better than Rublev at Roland Garros, obviously, Rublev is not in the best shape at the moment. Here are some bets on this match: Handicap 1 (+2.5) for 1.94, W1 for 2.70, Individual Total 1 Over (12.5) for 1.97.