Aslan Karatsev vs Jiri Lehecka Prediction: Jiri will achieve a convincing victory

In the first round of the US Open Tennis Championship, the 77th ranked player in the world, Aslan Karatsev, will meet Jiri Lehecka, the 29th number of the world ranking. The guys have not crossed paths in the Tour before, and bookmakers are on the Czech's side, believing that Jiri will achieve a convincing victory on Monday.

Aslan came to New York with a 3-match losing streak. After winning in Washington over Pannu, the Russian lost to Tiafoe in the US capital; in Toronto, he was weaker than MacDonald; in Toronto, he was weaker than Hüsler. Obviously, Aslan is in trouble with his current tone; in all matches of this period, he lost in two sets.

Jiri had a pretty busy last week; Lehecka reached the final of the Winston-Salem tournament, losing in two games to Baez. Before losing to the Argentine, Lehecka knocked Kruger, Koepfer, and Purcell out of the tournament, while Korda withdrew from his semifinal match. What can be said for sure about Jiri is that he is in good shape with his game practice.

Karatsev didn't look good on the hard court after the grass, while Lehecka failed at the Masters but played well last week in Winston-Salem. The Czech has a noticeable advantage in terms of tone, and in general, Jiri has recently demonstrated better tennis than Aslan. We believe bookmakers are right in choosing the favorite for the game, and it is Lehechka that we will see in the second round of the U.S. Open.