Zverev-Khachanov: forecast and bet on the final of the Olympic Games in Tokyo

On August 1, at 10-30 Moscow time, Zverev will fight Khachanov in the final of the Olympiad. Who will win the gold medal? Bookmakers consider Alexander the favorite of the meeting.

Alexander Zverev

Zverev is a 24-year-old German tennis player, the 5th racket of the world. During his career, he won 15 tournaments. This season, he won two trophies (Acapulco and the "Masters" in Madrid), and also reached the 1/4 final at the Australian Open and the semifinals at Roland Garros.

Sasha reached the semifinals of the Olympics without losing a single game and conceding only one game on his serve. His rivals were Lu, Galan, Basilashvili and Shardi. In the semifinals, against Djokovic, the German made an incredible comeback: 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Interestingly, in the 2nd set, Zverev lost 2-3 with a break, and gave out a series of 8 games won in a row.  

Karen Khachanov

Khachanov is a 25-year-old Russian tennis player, the 25th racket of the world. During his career, he won 4 trophies. This season, he reached the semifinals at modest tournaments in Melbourne-1 and Lyon, as well as the 1/4 final at Wimbledon.

At the Olympics, Karen started with a strong-willed victory over Nishioka, then he dealt with Duckworth in the class, and in the 3rd round he beat Schwartzman: 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Then there was a difficult, but well-deserved victory over Umber (7-6, 4-6, 6-3), and in the semifinals, Karen gave a brilliant game in the confrontation with Carreno-Busta (6-3, 6-3), to whom he did not concede a single game on his serve.

Personal meeting statistics

Score in personal meetings: 2-2. Interestingly, the last two matches were left for Karen (in 2018 at the tournament in Marseille and in 2018 at the Masters in Paris).

Interesting facts:

• All three face-to-face meetings on hard ended in two games.
• For Karen, this is the first final of the competition since 2018.

Forecast from LiveResult.ru

It will be an interesting ending. The guys are worth each other, and this is despite the opinion of bookmakers who consider Zverev a clear favorite. We are inclined to equal opposition, to tight games and intrigues in each set. Zverev beat Djokovic in the semifinals, but Khachanov also confidently dealt with a strong Carreno-Busta, who, by the way, defeated Novak in the match for the 3rd place. Karen and Sasha are powerful tall guys, whose submission is very difficult to accept. You can bet both on the total more, and on the plus handicap.