World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas will face the 16th-ranked Karen Khachanov in the fourth round of the 2023 ATP Miami Masters on Tuesday, March 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Stefanos Tsitsipas v Karen Khachanov match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas v Karen Khachanov Head to Head
There have been six previous meetings between these two players and Tsitsipas has won all six of them.
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Tsitsipas Needs a Three-Setter against Garin
It should have been a straightforward win but Tsitsipas’ rustiness showed and he needed three sets to get past his Chilean opponent Cristian Garin. Tsitsipas was on court for two hours and six minutes to overcome Garin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and carve out a place in the last 16.
The issue for Tsitsipas has been the lack of tennis in the lead-up to this encounter.
He had been dumped out of his second round showing at the Indian Wells Open, had an opening bye here before Richard Gasquet gave him a walkover in the second round. That made it a good 17 days without needing to hold his racquet in anger.
And that was the reason Tsitsipas’ game did not quite rise up to the levels the world number three would have wanted. He won just 53% of his second serve points and in the second set, even his first serve percentage was down to 65%.
In the end, Tsitsipas did come through but as the opposition becomes tougher, he will need to shrug off the rustiness and get down to business again if winning this title is on his wish-list.
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Khachanov Sends Lehecka Packing
A former winner of the Paris Masters, Khachanov has never reached those heights again at the highest level but has been there and thereabouts, fighting his way through to the later stages of tournaments. More so in recent times.
Like was the case at the Australian Open where he made the semifinal, only to lose to Tsitsipas himself.
Even at the Miami Masters, Khachanov’s best previous performance going back to 2014 when he first featured in this competition, has been a couple of third round appearances. Last season he exited in the second.
So when he took down the highly-talented Jiri Lehecka 6-2, 6-4 to make the fourth round, he was already surmounting his previous best showing. He will now want to make another first – defeat Tsitsipas in his career.
Tsitsipas v Khachanov Prediction and Tip
Tsitsipas might have won six matches in a row against his Russian opponent but given the kind of form and rhythm the two have shown in the lead-up, we could have a different result. Or at least a fighting match that goes the distance.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Khachanov to win a set: 4/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 23.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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