World number 10 Frances Tiafoe has a tough battle against the 75th-ranked Aslan Karatsev in the second round of the 2023 Washington Open on Tuesday, August 1. Get the predictions and odds of this Frances Tiafoe v Aslan Karatsev match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Frances Tiafoe v Aslan Karatsev Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came in the second round of the French Open earlier this year with Tiafoe winning it in four sets.
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Tiafoe Enters Home Stretch as a Top-10 Player
For the first time in his career, Tiafoe will enter the US Open Swing which will be played in his home country as a top-10 player. And that has been thanks to his performance all season but most notably in hardcourt competitions in the beginning of the season.
Tiafoe had won all his five singles matches in the United Cup at the start of the season, helping USA to win the title and then clinched a spot in the semifinal at the Indian Wells Masters as well.
He added a clay court title to his kitty with his run at the Houston Open and made it two tournament wins for the season when Tiafoe grabbed the grass court competition win in Stuttgart.
While Tiafoe did not have the best of times at Wimbledon as he fell to Grigor Dimitrov in the third round, he has managed to hold on to his world number 10 ranking for over a month and a half now.
Can Tiafoe now match up to his previous best showing here that came in 2022 when he made the quarterfinal of this event?
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Karatsev Eases Past Kiranpal
Kiranpal Pannu was never expected to put up any sort of a fight but Karatsev did face some challenges in the first set of their first round match.
Despite being a 1/17 favourite against a player ranked outside the top 700, Karatsev was put to the sword when fell 3-0 behind in the opening set. A break of serve for Karatsev followed soon after, making it 4-4 before he frittered away four more break-points.
Forced into a tie-breaker, Karatsev then fell 2-3 behind before he finally won five points in a row to win the set.
With the lead firmly in his bag, Karatsev broke Pannu two more times in the second set to wrap it up 7-6 (3), 6-1 and grab his spot in the second round. This is the same place where he was at in this tournament last season, having started out with a bye there.
This time around he has had to win a round and will now face a tough challenge in round two.
Tiafoe v Karatsev Prediction and Tip
Tiafoe can be expected to continue with his good form and grab a straightforward win here.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: First set winner – Tiafoe: 2/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Washington will be played from July 31 to August 6. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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