On July 25, at 05: 00 Moscow time, Nishioka will play against Khachanov in the 1st round of the Olympiad. Who will enter the 2nd round of the competition? Bookmakers consider a tennis player from Russia to be the favorite of the meeting.
Yoshihito Nishioka
Nishioka is a 25-year-old tennis player from Japan, the 55th racket of the world. During his career, he won only one tournament (Shenzhen in 2018). In the current season, he shows very modest results, and at major competitions (ATP-500, Masters, TBS), he can not go beyond the second round at all since January last year. At the same time, over the past two months, he has victories over such tennis players as Monfils, Querrey and Isner.
Karen Khachanov
Khachanov is a 25-year-old Russian, the 25th racket of the world. During his career, he won the 4th tournament. In recent seasons, he has shown modest results, but occasionally shoots. For example, three weeks ago, Karen managed to reach the 1/4 final at Wimbledon, where he lost to Shapovalov in a stubborn 5-set fight.
Personal meeting statistics
- The only face-to-face meeting remained for Khachanov: 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. It was a match of the 2nd round of the Australian Open in 2019.
Interesting facts:
For both guys, this is their debut performance at the Olympics.
Forecast from LiveResult.ru
Due to the submission and powerful attacking blows, Khachanov should win a confident victory. On the other hand, it seems to us that Nishioka is able to break his nerves in one of the games, but this will not affect the bet with a small minus handicap, but the Total can be broken.