Karen Khachanov and Nick Kyrgios will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6.50 pm (NB) on the Melbourne. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nick Kyrgios who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nick Kyrgios is the pick to win this match.
Nick Kyrgios -> 1.44
Karen Khachanov -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Nick Kyrgios
This will be the 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Nick Kyrgios fight 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 squared off, Khachanov won 6-73 7-64 6-2 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2019.
Highlights Karen Khachanov vs Karen Khachanov – Cincinnati 14-August-2019
Karen Khachanov
Ranked no. 17, Karen reached the 2nd round after beating Mario Vilella Martinez 4-6 6-4 7-64 6-3 and Mikael Ymer 6-2 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-68.
In the 2nd round, Khachanov had a tough win against Ymer to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-2 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-68). During the match Khachanov and Ymer scored the same amount of points (176). However, the world no. 17 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Khachanov was extremely aggressive to blast 64 winners.
Talking about serving, Khachanov blasted 7 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Karen Khachanov lost the serve 10 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Khachanov put 64% of his first serves in, winning 62% (64/104) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (22/59) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Ymer 10 times after converting 42% of his break points (10/24).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has lost 3 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Khachanov has a negative win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 44% of his matches (452-349). 6-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Khachanov has a 221-156 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Karen’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.
Khachanov has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Khachanov had to bow in the 3rd round 6-4 7-5 6-4 to Roberto Bautista Agut.
Nick Kyrgios
Ranked no. 26, Nick got to the 2nd round after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-63 7-61 and Gilles Simon 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Simon (6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match Kyrgios scored 121 points vs Simon’s 105. Nick was extremely aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Kyrgios submerged his opponent with 28 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Nick Kyrgios was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (59/76) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Australian broke Simon 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kyrgios has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Kyrgios has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (740-341). 5-1 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kyrgios has a 203-104 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Nick’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney.
The Australian has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Kyrgios capitulated in the 1st round 6-4 7-65 6-4 to Milos Raonic.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Khachanov | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 90 | 74 |
| Pts | 306-288 | 224-188 |
| Total Points | 594 | 412 |
| Winners | 123 | 118 |
| %Winners | 40% | 53% |
Both Khachanov and Kyrgios played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Karen Khachanov conceded 3 sets, while Nick Kyrgios dropper 1 set. Khachanov has played 2 sets more than Kyrgios (9 vs 7). Therefore, Khachanov played 16 games more than Kyrgios. Karen scored 123 winners (40% on total points). On the other side, Kyrgios blasted 118 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Khachanov | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 42 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 21 |
| 1st in | 177/278 | 141/197 |
| %1st in | 64% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 123/177 | 118/141 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 52/101 | 31/56 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 55% |
Khachanov blasted 17 aces (8.5 per match). Kyrgios blasted 42 aces (21 per match). Khachanov won 69% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kyrgios won 84% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Khachanov | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 7 |
| Converted | 12/31 | 7/17 |
| % Converted | 39% | 41% |
| Conceded | 26 | 3 |
| Saved | 15 | 1 |
| % Saved | 58% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 2 |
Karen broke his opponents 12 times with 39% conversion rate. Khachanov conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. Nick broke his opponents 7 times with 41% conversion rate. Kyrgios conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Khachanov | ||||
| R1 Vilella Martinez |
R2 Ymer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 7-64 6-3 | 6-2 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-68 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 42 | 48 | 90 | |
| pts | 130-112 | 176-176 | 306-288 | |
| Total points | 242 | 352 | 594 | |
| Winners | 59 | 64 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 73/115 | 104/163 | 177/278 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 59/73 | 64/104 | 123/177 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 62% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/42 | 22/59 | 52/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 37% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 10/24 | 12/31 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 42% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 24 | 26 | |
| Saved | 1 | 14 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 42% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| Kyrgios | ||||
| R1 Sonego |
R2 Simon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-63 7-61 | 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 40 | 74 | |
| pts | 103-83 | 121-105 | 224-188 | |
| Total points | 186 | 226 | 412 | |
| Winners | 59 | 59 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 57% | 49% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 28 | 42 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 65/87 | 76/110 | 141/197 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 69% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 59/65 | 59/76 | 118/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 78% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 19/34 | 31/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/11 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 45% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 67% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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