World number 12 Karen Khachanov will be up against the 74th-ranked Ilya Ivashka in the second round of the 2023 ATP Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday, April 12. Get the predictions and odds of this Karen Khachanov v Ilya Ivashka match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Karen Khachanov v Ilya Ivashka Head to Head
There have been three previous meetings between these two players but none of them at the highest level. They have met on the Futures circuit, Challengers and the Davis Cup with Khachanov winning all three of them.
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Khachanov Easy Winner Over In-Form Fokina
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has risen to a career-best ranking of 24th in the world and that has been down to his consistent form all year. On clay, however, Fokina has had his problems in the past and Khachanov took full toll of that in their opener on Tuesday.
Khachanov needed just an hour and 15 minutes to usurp Fokina, winning 6-2, 6-2 and move to the second round.
Playing in his first clay-court match of the season, Khachanov did not take a lot of time to adjust to the dirt after having made the semifinal of the Miami Masters. He earned two break-points in each of the set and broke his opponent every single time while saving all the three break-points he faced.
With this win, Khachanov has already gone past his previous season’s opening defeat at this tournament. Another victory here will help him emulate his best ever showing in Monte-Carlo and given he is up against a played ranked more than 60 places behind him, Khachanov will have a good chance of doing that.
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Ivashka Wins First Match at Masters 1000 on Clay
Across the three competitions played in the Masters 1000 series on clay, Ivashka had participated in seven editions before this one in Monte-Carlo and never gotten past the first round.
And it looked like the same result could repeat again as Ivashka fell easily in the first set of his opening round match against Dan Evans. That did not deter Ivashka though as he came back to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a match lasting an hour and 54 minutes to set up a second round meeting with Khachanov.
The qualifier, who was broken twice in the first set, faced just two more break-points in the next two sets and saved both of them quite easily.
Things will get a lot tougher for Ivashka now that he is facing a rather in-form Khachanov in round two but he has now won three in a row after a couple of victories in the qualifying rounds.
Khachanov v Ivashka Prediction and Tip
Khachanov might be a favourite here by some distance but his advantage could get a touch nullified on clay and as a result of that we could get some tempting odds here for the games market and handicap betting.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Over 8.5 games in the first set: 4/9 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Ivashka to win a set – Yes: 6/4 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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