LiontipsKaren Khachanov vs Cameron Norrie. Predictions & Betting Tips for ATP Barcelona Open
Command Analysis
For Khachanov, the upcoming competition in Barcelona will be his second on clay this season. Last week, the Russian took part in a tournament in Monte Carlo. Unfortunately for him, the Masters was not a successful performance.
In the first round, Khachanov has done well to get past the Serbian tennis player Laszlo Djere (6-4, 6-1), but then fell to a straight-set defeat in the second round at the hands of the Spanish players Pablo Carreno-Busta (2-6, 3-6).
Norrie doesn't very often play on clay: his total record on this surface is 45 matches in his entire career, and 24 of these matches he won. This is quite typical for a tennis player who prefers to play on hard courts.
Norrie has already played one match at the current tournament in Barcelona, and what a match that was. In the first round, Cameron had a sensational win over Salvatore Caruso, who was a favourite to win (6-1, 6-2).
Trends
Ставка2nd set: total under 9.5
Less than 9.5 games have been played in the 2nd set in 3 of Khachanov's last 5 matches.
СтавкаTotal over 2.5 sets
4 of the last 5 matches between players ended in three sets.
Tip and bets
The only head-to-head between these players took place this season. In early March, Khachanov defeated Norrie in the 1/8 finals of the Rotterdam Open. However, then they played on hard, and the upcoming match will be on clay.
But the Russian still has more chances of winning on clay. Karen is experienced on this surface, and if you look at his stats you will see that proved: 73 wins against 52 losses. Norrie's stats are not so impressive - 24 wins and 21 defeats. So we expect Khachanov to get a win over the British tennis player.
Our prediction is Khachanov to win with a handicap (-3) games.
Khachanov and Norrie already met this season, and Karen beat Cameron in the 1/8 finals of the Rotterdam Open in two sets, giving his opponent only four games. No doubt that Karen is the favorite today, and we believe that he will beat Cameron in two sets again.
Second prediction - total under 21 games.
