On March 26, Tommy Paul and Karen Khachanov will meet in the 1/32 finals at a tournament in Miami. Will we see the intrigue in this fight?
Tommy at the tournament in Indian Wells beat Mikhail Kukushkin, Alexander Zverev and lost to Alex De Minaur. In Miami, Paul dealt with Benjamin Bonzi (6:4,6:4). The American confidently played on the first ball, winning 71% of the draws on the first serve.
Karen still can’t find her game this season. In Indian Wells, he lost to Jenson Brooksby. Before that, he was defeated by Novak Djokovic at a tournament in Dubai. Many experts note a decline in the actions of the Russian. It is even more connected not with a bad game but with psychology.
The victory of Tommy Paul is for 2.05, and the triumph of Karen Khachanov is available for 1.75.
Tommy is in good shape but inferior to Karen in pace and power. If Khachanov manages to play consistently, and I believe in this, he will cope with his opponent. It will be tough; certain problems are possible, but now the representative of Russia needs to win, and how this happens is already a formality.