Matteo Berrettini leads Karen Khachanov 3-0 in the head-to-head. Matteo Berrettini vs Karen Khachanov head-to-head He had got past the 3rd round in a Major twice before, in Wimbledon 2018 where he reached the 4th round, and in French Open 2019 where he reached the quarterfinals. He would be aiming for his maiden 4th round appearance in Melbourne. This is his third consecutive appearance in the third round here, after 20. The Russian struck 31 winners and did not have too many unforced errors in what was largely a spotless performance. However, he managed to ease past Ricardas Berankis in the second round in just 2 hours.
Khachanov survived a tough three-hour, four-set affair against Aleksandar Vukic in the opening round. This was where it had hurt him a little against Machac in the previous round, who had anticipated Berrettini’s second serves well. Though he has a strong first serve and forehand, he needs to improve his second serve. He then started his Australian Open campaign on a positive note, saving eight set points to defeat Kevin Anderson in straight sets.īerrettini’s attacking prowess has been prominent, as shown by the 93 winners he has accumulated so far. He has been in fine form so far in 2021, helping Italy reach the ATP Cup finals last week with spectacular victories over Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils and Roberto Bautista Agut. Matteo Berrettini previewīerrettini overcame Tomas Machac in his second-round match 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Ninth seed Matteo Berrettini will face 19th seed Karen Khachanov in the third round of the 2021 Australian Open.
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