Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda will square off in the semifinal of the Zhuhai Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Korda who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sebastian Korda is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.81
Karen Khachanov -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Sebastian Korda
This will be the 5th time that Karen Khachanov and Sebastian Korda play each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Khachanov and Korda (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Khachanov won 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0 ret. in the quarter in at the Australian Open back in January 2023.
Highlights Karen Khachanov vs Sebastian Korda – Australian Open 24-January-2023
Karen Khachanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 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 |
| 2021 | 35-24 | 17-9 | 5-6 | 8-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 15, the Russian got to the semifinal after defeating Alex Bolt 6-4 6-4 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 4-6 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Mcdonald, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4). During the match, Khachanov scored 94 points vs Mcdonald’s 89. Khachanov was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Khachanov blasted 4 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Karen Khachanov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Khachanov put 54% of his first serves in, winning 76% (37/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (17/42) on the 2nd serve. Karen broke Mcdonald 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Khachanov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (363-237). 15-7 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Khachanov has a composed 147-90 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Russian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open and Miami.
Khachanov has an overall 25-12 win-loss record in 2023, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Zhuhai
Khachanov has never competed in this tournament before.
Sebastian Korda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-19 | 17-9 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-16 | 18-8 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-22 | 13-9 | 8-6 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 12-8 | 6-5 | 13-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 33, Korda got to the semifinal after defeating Alexandre Muller 6-1 2-6 6-3 and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 6-2.
In the quarter, Korda had a good straight sets win against Etcheverry (6-1 6-2). During the match Korda scored 61 points vs Etcheverry’s 35. The American was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Korda bagged 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Sebastian Korda was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 75% (12/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Sebastian broke Etcheverry 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Korda has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Korda’s best result of the current season was reaching the final Adelaide.
Korda has an aggregate 18-11 win-loss record in 2023, 14-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Khachanov | Korda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 39 |
| Pts | 167-153 | 139-105 |
| Total Points | 320 | 244 |
| Winners | 72 | 59 |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% |
Both Khachanov and Korda played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Karen Khachanov surrendered 1 set, while Sebastian Korda surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Khachanov and Korda have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Khachanov played 11 games more than Korda. Khachanov scored 72 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Korda bagged 59 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Khachanov | Korda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 9 |
| 1st in | 96/163 | 79/130 |
| %1st in | 59% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 72/96 | 59/79 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 31/67 | 29/51 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 57% |
Khachanov bagged 12 aces (6 per match). Korda bagged 18 aces (9 per match). Khachanov won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Korda won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Khachanov | Korda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 8 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 8/12 |
| % Converted | 54% | 67% |
| Conceded | 16 | 6 |
| Saved | 12 | 4 |
| % Saved | 75% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Khachanov broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Karen lost his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Sebastian broke his opponents 8 times with a 67% conversion rate. Sebastian conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Khachanov | ||||
| R2 Bolt |
1/4 Mcdonald |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 30 | 50 | |
| pts | 73-64 | 94-89 | 167-153 | |
| Total points | 137 | 183 | 320 | |
| Winners | 35 | 37 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 47/72 | 49/91 | 96/163 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 35/47 | 37/49 | 72/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 17/42 | 31/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 40% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 5/8 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 63% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 10/10 | 2/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Korda | ||||
| R2 Muller |
1/4 Etcheverry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 2-6 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 15 | 39 | |
| pts | 78-70 | 61-35 | 139-105 | |
| Total points | 148 | 96 | 244 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 49/84 | 30/46 | 79/130 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 65% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 36/49 | 23/30 | 59/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 12/16 | 29/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 75% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/7 | 8/12 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 57% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 0/0 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLWW Tennis Scores in Zhuhai
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Cameron NorrieNorrie (7-65 7-65) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Sebastian KordaKorda (2-2) – H2H and prediction
