No. 16 seed Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. will meet No. 18 seed Karen Khachanov in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on Friday, January 20. Get the live streaming options of this Frances Tiafoe v Karen Khachanov match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Frances Tiafoe v Karen Khachanov Head to Head
Khachanov leads 2-0. Both his wins came at Wimbledon in 2018 and 2021.
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Tiafoe Cruises Past Shang
World no. 17 Frances Tiafoe cruised into the third round of the Australian Open with an easy straight sets win over Chinese qualifier Shang Juncheng in the second round on Wednesday.
Tiafoe has been in scorching form since the start of the new season and Wednesday’s win extended his unbeaten run to 7-0 at the tour level. He had won all five matches in the United States’ successful campaign in the inaugural United Cup.
Carrying that form into the Australian Open, the 24-year-old ousted Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 in the opening round before easing past Shang on Wednesday.
Tiafoe broke the Chinese once each in the first two sets and thrice in the third set to register a 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 victory in two hours. The 16th seed converted 5 of 16 break points and saved all the four break points that he faced against the world no. 194.
The American, who struck 82 winners and 24 aces in the first match, served 20 aces and 40 winners against Shang.
This is just the second time that Tiafoe has gone past the second round at the Melbourne major. The first time when he did that, it was in 2019, when he went on to reach the quarterfinals. He delivered his best Grand Slam result in the last major, reaching the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Can he keep his run going in Melbourne?
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Khachanov Ends Kubler Challenge
World no. 20 Karen Khachanov ended Australian wild card Jason Kubler’s challenge at the Australian Open with a four-set win on Wednesday.
This is the fifth consecutive year when the Russian has made it to the Round of 32 in the Melbourne major. However, he has never made it to the fourth round in the tournament.
Khachanov came into the tournament on the back of two quarterfinal finishes in both the Adelaide tournaments. The two wins in Melbourne has improved him to 5-2 in 2023.
The Russian scored a convincing 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-0 victory over Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the first round and then held off the Aussie 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round on Wednesday.
In the close to three-hour contest, the 18th seed broke in the very first game of the match and then held on to the lead to take the opening set. Khachanov got an early break in the second set as well, but Kubler made a solid comeback, winning the last four games of the set to even the match at 1-1.
The Russian got the solitary break of the third set to restore his lead and then dominated the fourth set with a double break to knock out the local hope.
In all Khachanov struck 57 winners and won 79% points on the back of his first serve.
He has never made it to the last 16 at the Australian Open, will it be fifth time lucky for him?
Tiafoe v Khachanov Prediction and Tip
This is going to be a cracking contest. Tiafoe has lost both the previous matches between the two, but he is in terrific form at the moment. Khachanov is in decent form as well.
This match will see more than three sets with the American extending his winning streak by edging past the Russian.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Tiafoe to win: 10/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- High Risk Tip: Tiafoe to win in four or five sets: 7/4 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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