After a first-round bye, fourth seed Aslan Karatsev will lock horns with World No. 80 Dusan Lajovic in the second round of the 2022 Generali Open. The Aslan Karatsev vs Dusan Lajovic appears to be a great matchup in the tournament.
This season, Aslan Karatsev’s performance has been very inconsistent, but during the last several weeks, he has been rather consistent. He overcame Hugo Gaston and Lorenzo Sonego in the Swedish Open to go to the quarterfinals. In the round of eight, he was defeated by eventual champion Francisco Cerundolo. After that, Karatsev participated in the Hamburg European Open. He won against Daniel Elahi Galan after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the opening round. Despite serving for the match in the deciding set, he fell to Cerundolo in the quarterfinals once more.
Dusan Lajovic was initially supposed to play Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round. However, the draw was changed as a result of Casper Ruud and Matteo Berrettini, the top two seeds, withdrawing. Consequently, Vitaliy Sachko ranked 265 in the world, became the Serb’s new rival. As Sachko won the first three games to take a 3-0 lead in the match, Lajovic got off to a poor start. By winning the following three games in a succession, the Serb evened the playing field. Sachko held his serve after that, but Lajovic again won three straight games to take the set. The second set was a tight one. He saved a set point as the Serb was serving to remain in the set at 6-5 to force a tie-break. Lajovic maintained his composure in the tie-break and prevailed to win the match 6-4, 7-6. (5).
Aslan Karatsev vs Dusan Lajovic Match Details
Tournament: Austria Open
Date: July 27th, 2022
Venue: Kitzbuhel, Austria
Surface: Clay
Round: Round of 16
Category: Men’s Singles
Prize Money:€534,555
Aslan Karatsev vs Dusan Lajovic Head to Head
Karatsev and Lajovic have never played against each other before. Their head-to-head stands at 0-0.
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Aslan Karatsev vs Dusan Lajovic Prediction
After a series of disappointing performances, Karatsev suddenly looks to be regaining his form. He’ll be aiming to maintain the momentum after two straight quarterfinal appearances in Bastad and Hamburg. Lajovic has had some recent difficulties. Since doing so at the Madrid Open in May, he hasn’t won back-to-back games. Only two of the Serb’s previous eight matches have ended in victories, and one of those triumphs came when his opponent resigned in the middle of their encounter.
Based on his recent performance, Karatsev will have greater confidence. According to the recent performances of both players, the Russian is probably going to keep up his campaign in Kitzbuhel at Lajovic’s expense.
Prediction: Karatsev to win in straight sets.
Dusan Lajovic Last 3 Matches
- Austria Open: Round of 32- b. Sachko 6-4, 7-6(5)
- Hamburg Open: Round of 32- l. Musetti 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 3-6
- Wimbledon: Round of 64- l. Bublik 6-7(7), 2-6, 5-7
Aslan Karatsev Last 3 Matches
- Hamburg Open: Quarterfinal – l. Cerundolo 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(4)
- Hamburg Open: Round of 16- b. Galan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Hamburg Open: Round of 32- b. Basilashvili 6-4, 6-0
Aslan Karatsev vs Dusan Lajovic Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
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