Cameron Norrie vs Karen Khachanov: Prediction and Betting Tips

Cameron Norrie needs to find the form he was in earlier 

With a 36/15 win/loss record for the year, Cameron Norrie is enjoying the best season of his career. The Englishman reached three finals this year in London, Estoril, and Lyon before winning his maiden title in Los Cabos. All of these tournaments were played on hard courts which shows Norrie’s good form on this surface.

In his last two tournaments, Norrie fell short at the second round of both Atlanta and Washington Opens. After a promising start in Atlanta by beating Kyrgios, the world number 29 lost to Ruusuvuori. Also, in Washington Norrie couldn’t capitalize on his win against Giron and lost to Nishikori in the second round. 

Norrie Key Stats

• Norrie has played on average 23.9 games per match this year
• The Englishman’s first serve percentage is 66.1% and won 71% 
• Norrie saved 62% of the breakpoints on his serve

Karen Khachanov having a good season on hard courts

Having won the silver medal in the Olympics last week, Karen Khachanov enters the Toronto Open with high confidence. Adding to that, Russian’s best results have come on hard surfaces. In 2018, he won the Paris Masters and has reached the Toronto Open semis in 2018 and 2019.

With a win/loss record of 25/16 for the year, the world number 25’s best record is on hard courts. His performance in the Tokyo Olympics was his best. He managed to eliminate the likes of Schwarzmann, Carreno Busta, and Humbert on his road to the final where he lost to Alexander Zverev.

Khachanov Key Stats

• Khachanov has played on average 26.2 games per match this year on hard courts
• The percentage of points won by Khachanov on his first serve is 74.3%
• 69% is the percentage of breakpoints saved by Khachanov

Cameron Norrie vs Karen Khachanov Prediction

Many interesting matches will take place in the first round of the 2021 Toronto Open and surely this is one of them. Both players have good records on hard courts and will be tough to beat. 

Khachanov is the slight favorite to win with odds of 1.76 to Norrie’s 1.96. As we can see, it is expected to be a very close match as both players have to be at their best. 

They met three times this year and Norrie won twice on clay. Khachanov came on top in Rotterdam which was played indoors. 

Cameron Norrie vs Karen Khachanov Betting Tips

Over 21.5 Games 1.50 at Vbet

Under 2.5 Sets 1.56 at Vbet