Seventh Sedded Karen Khachanov will face Fabio Fognini in the second round of the 2022 Hamburg European Open on June 21st, Thursday.
Khachanov had an average year, reaching the Quarter Finals of two tournaments and the Fourth Round of the French Open. He advanced to the second round of the Hamburg Open by defeating home favourite Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round. In this nail-biting game, Khachanov won by 6-3,3-6,6-7.
Whereas Fognini has had relatively good singles and doubles run this year. Fognini reached the Second round of Wimbledon and the Frist Round at the French Open. He even made an appearance at the Semi Final of the Serbia Open. Fognini even had an amazing Doubles run, as he got into the Semi Final rounds of two tournaments along with his Italian partner Simone Bolelli. He reached the second round of the Hamburg Open by defeating Bedene in a nail-biting game by 6-3,3-6,6-7.
Karen Khachanov vs Fabio Fognini
Tournament: Hamburg European Open
Date: July 20th 2022
Venue: Hamburg, Germany
Surface: Clay
Round: Round of 16
Category: Men’s Singles
Prize Money: €1,770,865
Karen Khachanov vs Fabio Fognini Head-to-Head Record
Khachanov and Fognini have faced each other three times before. Presently, Khachanovleads the head to head with 2-1. He won their previous encounter at the 2020 Rotterdam Open in straight sets.
Karen Khachanov vs Fabio Fognini Prediction
Luckily, Khachanov and Fognini faced off in doubles and Hamburg with their respective partners, with Khachanov’s team emerging victorious. So they might be aware of each other game going into the second round of the tournament. ‘
Fognini has struggled a fair bit this season, winning consecutive matches on just two occasions during his semifinal runs in Rio de Janeiro and Belgrade.
Both the players had a tough first match, but Khachanov seemed to be the steadier of the two. The Russian might use his power to take the match to his side.
Fognini will look to move his opponent all over the court to elicit some errors from him. However, Khachanov has been the more in-form player and is likely to get past Fognini in this contest.
Prediction: Karen Khachanov to win in straight sets.
Karen Khachanov Last 3 Matchs
- Hamburg Open:- First Round:- Won against Struff 6-3,3-6,6-7
- Swedish Open:- Round 32:- Lost to Baez 6-3,6-4
- Swedish Open:- Qualifiers:- Won against Huesler 5-7,7-5,4-6
Fabio Fognini Last 3 Matches
- Hamburg Open:- First Round:- Won against Bedene 6-3,3-6,6-7
- Halle Open:- Quarterfinal:- Lost to Otte 4-6,7-6,6-4
- Halle Open:- Round 16:- Won against Dere 6-7,4-6
Karen Khachanov vs Fabio Fognini Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV