Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov will play each other in the 1st round of the Erste Bank Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Centre Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.169
Karen Khachanov -> 5
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Alcaraz vs. Karen Khachanov
This will be the 7th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov clash against each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Alcaraz won 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Doha back in February 2026.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs Karen Khachanov – Doha 19-February-2026
Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-5 | 27-4 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 71-9 | 28-4 | 22-1 | 10-3 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-13 | 22-5 | 17-4 | 7-3 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-13 | 21-4 | 27-4 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3, the Spaniard will start his run in Vienna after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 7-5 7-6(4) to Bergs in the 3rd round on the 12th of October.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 33-5 win-loss record in 2026, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 and in Doha where he defeated Arthur Fils in the final 6-2 6-1 and in Tokyo where he beat Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.
Talking about his overall career, The Spaniard has an overall 391-90 record. He has a positive 36-16 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See his history.
Karen Khachanov
27 - 22win/loss
24
8
LWWLWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-22 | 15-12 | 7-6 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 32-24 | 13-11 | 9-6 | 2-4 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 24, the Russian will start his run in Vienna after he played his last match in Almaty where he lost 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) to Bublik in the quarter on the 23rd of October.
Karen has a composed 27-22 win-loss record in 2026, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Khachanov has an overall 476-318 record. He has a positive 130-85 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2024. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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