Karen Khachanov and Aleksandar Vukic will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Almaty Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.41
Aleksandar Vukic -> 2.91

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Prediction and head to head Karen Khachanov vs. Aleksandar Vukic

This will be the 3^rd time that Karen Khachanov and Aleksandar Vukic clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Khachanov and Vukic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played, Vukic won 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) in the 2^nd round in S hertogenbosch back in June 2024.

Highlights Aleksandar Vukic vs Karen Khachanov – S hertogenbosch 13-June-2024

Karen Khachanov

Ranked no. 26, the Russian got to the semifinal after defeating Unknown Player bye, Otto Virtanen 7-6(2) 7-6(3) and Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 6-4.

In the quarter, Karen had a good straight sets win against Zhukayev (6-2 6-4). During the match, Khachanov scored 63 points vs Zhukayev’s 47. Khachanov was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.

Regarding the service games, Khachanov fired 2 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Karen Khachanov was very effective on serve to win 82% (28/34) of his 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Russian broke Zhukayev 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Khachanov hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.

Khachanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (363-236). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Khachanov has a composed 92-61 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Doha where he beat Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Khachanov has a compiled 27-20 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Almaty

Aleksandar Vukic

Ranked no. 85, Vukic got to the semifinal after beating James Duckworth 6-4 7-5, Adrian Mannarino 7-6(4) 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe 6-2 7-6(11).

In the quarter, Aleksandar had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (6-2 7-6¹¹). During the match Vukic scored 76 points vs Tiafoe’s 65. Aleksandar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about serving, Vukic scored 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Aleksandar Vukic was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (37/47) of his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian broke Tiafoe twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Vukic hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Aleksandar’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Phoenix Challenger and Eastbourne.

Aleksandar has an overall 31-34 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Khachanov	Vukic
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	4	6
Tot Games	44	65
Pts	140-108	221-191
Total Points	248	412
Winners	65	106
%Winners	46%	48%

Khachanov played 2 matches while Vukic competed in 3 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Khachanov has played 2 set(s) less than Vukic (4 vs 6). Therefore, Khachanov played 21 games less than Vukic. Khachanov scored 65 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Aleksandar blasted 106 winners (48%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Khachanov	Vukic
Aces	7	36
Avg per match	3.5	12
1st in	76/115	133/205
%1st in	66%	65%
1st pts	65/76	106/133
%1st pts	86%	80%
2nd pts	26/39	43/72
%2nd pts	67%	60%

Khachanov recorded 7 aces (3.5 per match). Vukic scored 36 aces (12 per match). Khachanov won 86% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Vukic won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Khachanov	Vukic
Won	4	6
Converted	4/11	6/15
% Converted	36%	40%
Conceded	2	6
Saved	1	6
% Saved	50%	100%
Times Broken	1	0

Khachanov broke his opponents 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Karen surrendered his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Aleksandar was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points.

Khachanov
	R2 Virtanen	1/4 Zhukayev	Total
Score	7-62 7-63	6-2 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	26	18	44
pts	77-61	63-47	140-108
Total points	138	110	248
Winners	37	28	65
%Winners	48%	44%	46%
SERVE
Aces	5	2	7
Double Faults	1	0	1
1st in	42/67	34/48	76/115
% 1st in	63%	71%	66%
1st pts	37/42	28/34	65/76
% 1st pts	88%	82%	86%
2nd pts	17/25	9/14	26/39
% 2nd pts	68%	64%	67%
Breaks
Won	1	3	4
Converted	1/1	3/10	4/11
Converted %	100%	30%	36%
Conceded	2	0	2
Saved	1/2	0/0	1
Saved %	50%	–	25%
Times Broken	1	0	1

Vukic
	R1 Duckworth	R2 Mannarino	1/4 Tiafoe	Total
Score	6-4 7-5	7-64 6-3	6-2 7-611
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	22	22	21	65
pts	72-63	73-63	76-65	221-191
Total points	135	136	141	412
Winners	39	30	37	106
%Winners	54%	41%	49%	48%
SERVE
Aces	14	9	13	36
Double Faults	2	0	2	4
1st in	49/68	37/70	47/67	133/205
% 1st in	72%	53%	70%	65%
1st pts	39/49	30/37	37/47	106/133
% 1st pts	80%	81%	79%	80%
2nd pts	10/19	20/33	13/20	43/72
% 2nd pts	53%	61%	65%	60%
Breaks
Won	2	2	2	6
Converted	2/4	2/3	2/8	6/15
Converted %	50%	67%	25%	40%
Conceded	3	3	0	6
Saved	3/3	3/3	0/0	6
Saved %	100%	100%	–	100%
Times Broken	0	0	0	0

Tennis Scores in Almaty

• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-2 7-6¹¹) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Nicolas Barrientos/Skander MansouriBarrientos/Skander Mansouri – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (3-6 6-3 19-17) – See score progression
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Guido Andreozzi/N.Sriram BalajiAndreozzi/N.Sriram Balaji – Alexander Shevchenko/Timofey SkatovShevchenko/Timofey Skatov (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli/Arjun KadheChoudary Bollipalli/Arjun Kadhe – Sadio Doumbia/Fabien ReboulDoumbia/Fabien Reboul (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner – Francisco Cabral/Miguel-Angel Reyes-VarelaCabral/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (4-6 6-3 10-4) – See score progression
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-2 7-6(11)) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-2 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Gabriel DialloDiallo (0-0) – H2H and prediction