Men’s Olympic Tennis Round of 16 – Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov taking place? Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov will take place on Wednesday 28th July, 2021 at (not before) 04:30 (UK)
Where is Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov taking place? Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov will take place at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo
What surface is Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov played on? Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov will be played on hard courts
Where can I get tickets for Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov? There are no tickets for Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov as Olympic Tennis will take place without spectators.
What TV channel is Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov on in the UK? Olympic coverage is shared between BBC and Eurosport so it is worth checking their schedules for Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov
Where can I stream Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov in the UK? If Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov is televised on BBC then it can be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app. If Diego Schwartzman vs Karen Khachanov is televised on Eurosport then subscribers can stream the match live on Eurosport Player
THE PREDICTION
World number 13 Diego Schwartzman has played well to complete two winnable fixtures at Tokyo 2020 without dropping a set over Tomas Machac and Juan Pablo Varillas. However, things get a lot tougher here against in-form world number 25 Karen Khachanov, who was also commendable in navigating through to the round of 16 with solid performances. The Russian had to come back from a set down in the opening round to Yoshihito Nishioka but was much more impressive against James Duckworth on Tuesday. Both players have four ATP titles to their name so far, with Khachanov’s 2018 Paris Masters title the highest-ranking achievement.
Schwartzman leads their head-to-head record 2-1 as things stand with all three of their previous matches coming on hard courts. That is quite surprising considering the Russian’s power and height advantage on this surface but all three matches have been close affairs and that looks the best route to take for a difficult match to call. Take this tussle to see three sets, as two out of three of their previous meetings have done so.
