Karen Khachanov and Fernando Verdasco will clash in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time of their career.
Karen Khachanov
Ranked no. 13 the Russian qualified to the 3rd round after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-71 6-3 and Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7 6-4 6-2. Karen is having a rather lousy year with an 8-11 win-loss record (3-4 on clay). Here he Rome he had the advantage to play his first 2 matches early, so on Thursday, he will be fresh to face Verdasco that has already played 1 match after he beat Dominic Thiem in 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Last year result
Karen lost in the 1st round 7-5 6-77 7-66 to Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Fernando Verdasco
Ranked no. 38 Fernando gets to the 3rd round after beating Kyle Edmund 4-6 6-4 6-2 and Dominic Thiem 4-6 6-4 7-5. The Spaniard may struggle to be fully fit after his marathon against Thiem
Last year result
Fernando lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-1 to Damir Dzumhur.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Karen Khachanov vs. Fernando Verdasco
This will be the 2nd time that Karen Khachanov and Fernando Verdasco will face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Verdasco (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Verdasco won 6-74 6-1 7-5 in the 2nd round in Madrid in May 2019.
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 -> 1.50
Fernando Verdasco -> 2.62
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