Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo will square off in the quarter of the Miami Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karen Khachanov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.43
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo
This will be the 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Khachanov won 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 in the 1st round in Montreal back in 2022.
Karen Khachanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-22 | 14-12 | 8-4 | 14-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-18 | 18-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-25 | 17-11 | 9-7 | 6-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-24 | 17-9 | 5-6 | 8-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-15 | 12-6 | 4-3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 16, Khachanov reached the quarter after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 3-6 6-3, Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-4 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-64 6-4.
In the 4th round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Tsitsipas (7-64 6-4). During the match, Khachanov scored 69 points vs Tsitsipas’s 58. Khachanov was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Khachanov bagged 5 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Karen Khachanov was exceptionally effective on serve to win 89% (39/44) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Russian broke Tsitsipas once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Khachanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (350-230). 12-5 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Khachanov has an overall 144-88 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Russian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .
Karen has a composed 12-5 win-loss record in 2023, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Francisco Cerundolo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-30 | 5-10 | 21-13 | 7-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 10-10 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-28 | 7-8 | 25-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-24 | 3-2 | 39-21 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 36-11 | 5-0 | 31-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 31, the Argentine got to the quarter after beating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-4, Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2 7-5 and Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 4th round against Sonego, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Cerundolo scored 88 points vs Sonego’s 75. Cerundolo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Cerundolo bagged 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 77% of his first serves in, winning 71% (42/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Francisco broke Sonego 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cerundolo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Francisco has an aggregate 11-8 win-loss record in 2023, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Khachanov | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 66 |
| Pts | 222-187 | 226-188 |
| Total Points | 409 | 414 |
| Winners | 104 | 102 |
| %Winners | 47% | 45% |
Both Khachanov and Cerundolo played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Karen Khachanov surrendered 1 set, while Francisco Cerundolo conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Khachanov and Cerundolo have played the same amount of sets 7. They also played the same amount of games (66). The Russian scored 104 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine managed to score 102 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Khachanov | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 125/192 | 140/195 |
| %1st in | 65% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 104/125 | 102/140 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 34/67 | 28/55 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 51% |
Khachanov blasted 20 aces (6.7 per match). Cerundolo scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Khachanov won 83% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Khachanov | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 12 |
| Converted | 8/18 | 12/22 |
| % Converted | 44% | 55% |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 |
| Saved | 3 | 6 |
| % Saved | 60% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Khachanov broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Khachanov conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Francisco broke his opponents 12 times with a 55% conversion rate. Cerundolo conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Khachanov | |||||
| R2 Martin |
R3 Lehecka |
R4 Tsitsipas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 18 | 23 | 66 | |
| pts | 80-71 | 73-58 | 69-58 | 222-187 | |
| Total points | 151 | 131 | 127 | 409 | |
| Winners | 39 | 26 | 39 | 104 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 36% | 57% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 48/81 | 33/51 | 44/60 | 125/192 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 65% | 73% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 39/48 | 26/33 | 39/44 | 104/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 79% | 89% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/33 | 12/18 | 10/16 | 34/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 67% | 63% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/9 | 1/2 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 33% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cerundolo | |||||
| R2 Kovacevic |
R3 Auger-Aliassime |
R4 Sonego |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 26 | 66 | |
| pts | 70-59 | 68-54 | 88-75 | 226-188 | |
| Total points | 129 | 122 | 163 | 414 | |
| Winners | 31 | 29 | 42 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 41/57 | 40/61 | 59/77 | 140/195 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 66% | 77% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 31/41 | 29/40 | 42/59 | 102/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 73% | 71% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 12/21 | 8/18 | 28/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 44% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/10 | 12/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 63% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Miami
- Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin – Wesley Koolhof/Neal SkupskiKoolhof/Neal Skupski (4-6 7-65 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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