Karen Khachanov and Casper Ruud will face off in the 1st round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 11 am on Court 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karen Khachanov who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.74
Casper Ruud -> 2.14

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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Karen Khachanov and Casper Ruud since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Karen Khachanov

Ranked no. 16, Karen will start his run in Rome after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-4 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-1 to De Minaur in the 3rd round the 5th of September.

Karen has a 13-8 win-loss record in 2020, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on clay.

Talking about his overall career, The Russian has an overall 280-187 record. He has positive 70-47 record on clay.

Last year in Rome

Karen lost in the 3rd round to Fernando Verdasco.

Casper Ruud

Ranked no. 37, Ruud will start his run in Rome after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-4 6-4 6-2 to Berrettini in the 3rd round the 5th of September.

The Norwegian has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2020, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was conquering the title in Buenos Aires where he beat Pedro Sousa in the final 6-1 6-4.

In terms of his career, Ruud has an overall 205-130 record. He has positive 131-73 record on clay.

Last year in Rome

The Norwegian lost in the 3rd round to Juan Martin Del Potro.

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