Sebastian Korda will face Aslan Karatsev in the 3rd round of the Maimi Open and that will not be easy at all for the upcoming American player. The Russian champion is the big surprise of 2021. Aslan was used to playing mostly at the challenger level and he won a couple of challengers last year (Prague and Ostrava) after the resumption of the tours. However, no one would have thought that the 27-year-old Aslan would have started to hit the headlines also on the main tour in 2021.
Aslan reached the semifinal at the Australian Open coming straight from the qualifications, but many considered his run a fluke after he lost in the 2nd round in Doha (still at the hands of Dominic Thiem).
However, Aslan surprised again soon after when he won the tournament in Dubai playing great tennis. After reaching the 3rd round in Miami he has a stunning 16-2 win-loss record.
Here the highlights of Karatsev winning Dubai.
Korda vs. Karatsev H2H and PREDICTION
Aslan Karatsev and Sebastian Korda played each other only on 1 occasion. Their head to head is 1-0 for Korda. When they played, Sebastian Korda won 7-5 6-2 in the qualifications in Paris (French Open) in September 2020.
Still, the prediction is Karatsev winning in straight sets.
Karatsev in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.27 (career-high), the Russian has managed to achieve a 16-2 match record in 2021. Karatsev is currently competing in Miami where he managed to beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-3.
Aslan Karatsev will fight against the world no.87 Sebastian Korda in the 3rd round on Monday at 6:30 pm on Butch Buchholz. Their actual record is 1-0 for Korda.
The Russian has won 1 title in 2021 in Dubai.
Korda in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.87 (career-high), Sebastian achieved a compiled 13-4 match record in 2021. The American is currently having a run in Miami where he beat Radu Albot 6-3 6-0 and Fabio Fognini 1-6 6-4 6-2.
Sebastian Korda will square off with the world no.27 Aslan Karatsev in the 3rd round on Monday at 6:30 pm on Butch Buchholz. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Korda.
The American clinched 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger. The American was the finalist in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).
