5/17/2023 0 Comments Grigor dimitrov vs karen khachanovWhile Khachanov is no slouch on any surface, he owns a 37-33 career record indoors, and certainly benefits from a grittier surface, which helps his heavy western forehand and supreme kick serve. So far, it’s looked fairly quick, which will favor Dimitrov’s more penetrating groundstrokes while adding a bit more zip to his backhand slice. The court speed in Vienna will likely play a major factor. Dimitrov is 7-3 in his last 10 matches while the Russian is 6-4. Khachanov can beat anyone when given a nice rhythm, so Dimitrov would do well to deny him that.īoth players enter this meeting in similar form. Both are incredible athletes and shotmakers with a powerful serve, but it will be interesting to see how Khachanov handles the Bulgarian’s exceptional slice backhand. On the court, Khachanov and Dimitrov match up extremely well. With so many wishy-washy quasi apologies floating around these days, it’s nice to see a player own up to his or her mistakes and take full responsibility. “I just couldn’t control my temper in those crucial moments… which in the end reflected on the result of the match.” “I didn’t want to insult anyone and act like this,” Khachanov stated. The Russian has since calmed down, and issued a heartfelt apology. Last week in Antwerp, Khachanov understandably lost his cool after umpire Adel Nour made a costly mistake, overruling a shot on the baseline that Khachanov made by about six inches. Luckily for Khachanov, the Erste Bank Open in Vienna is equipped with a fully electronic line-calling system. They are especially interesting between two players as talented and established as Grigor Dimitrov and Karen Khachanov, who, despite competing on the ATP Tour together for nearly seven years, have never played each other before. It doesn’t matter how many times you have seen your opponent play-there’s no way to know how your game will match up until you get out on the court and see it for yourself. The match is hard to predict, but Khachanov’s power game is marginally more reliable than Dimitrov’s overall talent so the slight edge goes to the Russian.First encounters on a tennis court are always exciting. Dimitrov is a natural fit for hard courts, but Khachanov’s power can diffuse any player’s weapons. Dimitrov was also defeated in the fourth round, by Stefanos Tsitsipas in three tight sets. Khachanov’s recent marquee run was at the French Open where he fell in the fourth round to eventual finalist Novak Djokovic. In the absence of head to head information, their recent form would be the best indication of how the match might turn out, however, that too is murky. Grigor Dimitrov and Karen Khachanov have managed to avoid each other on the ATP tour even though they’ve both been high ranked players for years. The only question is whether Djokovic will show up fresh and on his game, or if he will need time to get back to playing his best after his heavy defeat to Nadal in the French Open final. This match, on Djokovic’s preferred hard courts is unlikely to be much of a contest. Krajinović managed to push the world number one to a tiebreak in the first set, but Djokovic has been close to unbeatable in 2020 and eased to victory. In Rome this year, Djokovic got his revenge winning in straight sets. One of the ATP tour’s quirkier stats that persisted for a decade was Filip Krajinović’s winning record over Novak Djokovic who retired from their quarter final match in Belgrade in 2010. ATP Vienna Open Day 2 Predictions Including Karen Khachanov vs Grigor Dimitrov Embed from Getty Images Novak Djokovic vs Filip Krajinović On day two, even more top players are facing off hoping to make headway in one of the few tournaments left in the truncated 2020 season. The stacked field at the Vienna Open has already produced thrilling clashes like the day one epic between Kevin Anderson and Dennis Novak.
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