Karen Khachanov vs Francisco Cerundolo Preview & Prediction | 2024 China Open | Round of 16

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Karen Khachanov meets Francisco Cerundolo in the round of 16 in Beijing and will look to extend his winning streak over the Argentine to seven matches

RANKING POINTS: ATP 500

START DATE/TIME: Sunday 29th September, 2024, UK – not before 5:15am / US ET – not before 0:15am / Saturday 28th September, US PT – not before 9:15pm

VENUE: National Tennis Center, Beijing, China

SURFACE: Outdoor hard

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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KAREN KHACHANOV VS FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO PREDICTION

Karen Khachanov beat Roberto Carballas Baena in the first round 6-4 6-4 to earn his place in the round of 16. The Russian has not been in the best of form in recent tournaments but he has a good record historically on hard surfaces and will hope to do well in Beijing this week.

He now meets Francisco Cerundolo who he has played six times before and coincidentally each one coming in an ATP 1000 event. Khachanov has won all six meetings and he is the perfect match for Cerundolo stylistically.

Cerundolo beat Jakub Mensik 7-6 6-1 in the first round but it will be interesting to see if he can overcome this psychological burden of the head-to-head between the two. The most recent loss to Khachanov came in Cincinnati just a few weeks ago and it is hard to make any case for him here. Khachanov won that match 6-0 6-3 and we simply have to favour the Russian to win once again.

KAREN KHACHANOV VS FRANCISCO CERUNDOLO TIP: KAREN KHACHANOV TO WIN