Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo will square off in the 3rd round of the Miami Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 11:00 am on BUTCH BUCHHOLZ. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karen Khachanov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.25
Francisco Cerundolo -> 3.96
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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo
This will be the 3rd time that Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Khachanov won 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Miami back in 2023.
Highlights Karen Khachanov vs Francisco Cerundolo – Miami 30-March-2023
Karen Khachanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 20-15 | 12-6 | 4-3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 16, Karen got to the 3rd round after defeating Laslo Djere 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Khachanov had a good straight sets win against Djere (6-2 6-4). During the match, Khachanov scored 68 points vs Djere’s 49. Karen was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Khachanov bagged 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Karen Khachanov was exceptionally effective on serve to win 84% (27/32) of his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Khachanov broke Djere 4 times after converting 21% of his break points (4/19).
Khachanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (347-221). 9-4 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Khachanov has a composed 144-87 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Doha where he beat Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.
Karen has an aggregate 11-5 win-loss record in 2024, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Francisco Cerundolo
7 - 9win/loss
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LWLWWLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-31 | 5-10 | 21-13 | 8-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 10-10 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-28 | 7-8 | 25-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-24 | 3-2 | 39-21 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 36-11 | 5-0 | 31-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 21, Cerundolo reached the 3rd round after defeating Sebastian Ofner 7-62 6-72 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Argentine defeated Ofner (7-62 6-72 6-1). During the match Cerundolo scored 111 points vs Ofner’s 105. Cerundolo was quite aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Talking about serving, Cerundolo recorded 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 63% of his first serves in, winning 80% (56/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (21/42) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Ofner twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Francisco’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro.
Francisco has a composed 7-8 win-loss record in 2024, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Khachanov | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 33 |
| Pts | 68-49 | 111-105 |
| Total Points | 117 | 216 |
| Winners | 27 | 56 |
| %Winners | 40% | 50% |
Both Khachanov and Cerundolo played 1 match. At the moment, Francisco Cerundolo surrendered 1 set while Karen Khachanov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Khachanov has played 1 set(s) less than Cerundolo (2 vs 3). Therefore, Khachanov played 15 games less than Cerundolo. Khachanov scored 27 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Cerundolo made 56 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Khachanov | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 9 |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 70/112 |
| %1st in | 68% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 56/70 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 21/42 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 50% |
Khachanov made 6 aces . Cerundolo made 9 aces . Khachanov won 84% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Khachanov | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 2 |
| Converted | 4/19 | 2/7 |
| % Converted | 21% | 29% |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 75% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Khachanov broke his opponent 4 times with a 21% conversion rate. Khachanov lost his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Cerundolo broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. Cerundolo was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Khachanov | |||
| R2 Djere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 68-49 | 68-49 | |
| Total points | 117 | 117 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 32/47 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 27/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 8/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/19 | 4/19 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 21% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerundolo | |||
| R2 Ofner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-72 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 111-105 | 111-105 | |
| Total points | 216 | 216 | |
| Winners | 56 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 70/112 | 70/112 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 56/70 | 56/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/42 | 21/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Alexander ZverevZverev – Christopher EubanksEubanks (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Nicolas JarryJarry (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas MachacMachac – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Gael MonfilsMonfils (1-0) – H2H and prediction
