Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Western & Southern Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 8:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.52
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.54

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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo

This will be the 6th time that Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo face off. The head to head is 5-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Khachanov won 6-2 6-4 in the 3rd round in Rome back in May 2024.

Karen Khachanov

Karen Khachanov

22 - 15win/loss

Hard
11-7
I Hard
2-1
Clay
8-4
Grass
1-3
Rank
22
High
8
LWLLWLLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-15 11-7 8-4 2-1 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. 22, Khachanov will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Montreal where he lost 7-5 7-5 to Arnaldi in the 2nd round on the 8th of August.

Khachanov has a composed 22-15 win-loss record in 2024, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was conquering the title in Doha where he defeated Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, Karen has an overall 402-265 record. He has a positive 161-100 record on hard.

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. See his history.

Cincinnati
Khachanov's Record

Francisco Cerundolo

Francisco Cerundolo

24 - 21win/loss

Hard
3-5
I Hard
0-0
Clay
21-13
Grass
0-3
Rank
26
High
19
LWWWWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-21 3-5 21-13 0-0 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. 26, the Argentine will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Paris where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Ruud in the 3rd round on the 31st of July.

Cerundolo has a composed 24-21 win-loss record in 2024, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Umag where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 2-6 6-4 7-6(5).

In terms of his career, Francisco has an overall 302-157 record. He has a positive 31-28 record on hard.

Previously in Cincinnati

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022 and 2023. See his history.

Cincinnati
Cerundolo's Record

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