2021 Canada Masters Round of 16 – Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
Where is Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas taking place? Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas will take place at the Aviva Centre in Toronto, Canada
When is Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas on and what time does it start? Thursday 12th August, 2021 – not before 16:00 (UK)
What surface is Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas being played on? Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas will take place on an outdoor hard court
Where can I get tickets for Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas? Visit this link for the latest ticket information
What channel is Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas on? Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas will be televised on the Amazon Prime Video app on smart TVs
Where can I stream Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream Karen Khachanov vs Stefanos Tsitsipas live via their platform. Subscribers of Tennis TV can also stream the match live
THE PREDICTION
The re-emergence of current world number 28 Karen Khachanov as a top 10 contender continued apace in Toronto as the 25-year-old beat compatriot Aslan Karatsev in straight sets. Khachanov has been the most successful of Russia’s glut of talent over the summer after reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and winning a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Confidence had clearly been lacking from Khachanov’s game over the last year or so but this fourth meeting with Stefanos Tsitsipas is hugely interesting now. World number three Tsitsipas has won all three of their previous meetings, two in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters in 2017 and 2018 as well a three-set tussle at the Rotterdam Open earlier this year.
This version of Khachanov should be more trouble to the Greek, who himself is not fully up to speed just yet despite a brilliant revenge win over Ugo Humbert on Wednesday. The 22-year-old lost from two sets up to Novak Djokovic in the final of Roland-Garros back in June and it could take a little while longer to get over that and his subsequent first round loss at Wimbledon. What is certain is that this match should be electrifying to watch. Second-seed Tsitsipas is the favourite on prestige but Khachanov has been excellent recently and this looks like needing a decider. Take Tsitsipas to win outright here but the reverse would not be a huge surprise.
