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Quentin Halys vs Karen Khachanov: Wimbledon – Second round
The qualifier Quentin Halys will take on Karen Khachanov in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday
Quentin Halys Profile
Quentin Halys is currently 220th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 61 in the world. The Frenchman is 19-16 for the season and 4-0 on grass.
Halys is coming off a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Christopher Eubanks in the opening round of the main draw and previously he defeated Beibit Zhukayev, Jay Clarke and Gregoire Barrere in the qualifiers.
Halys best result this season is the semifinal at the Challenger in Cherbourg and he reached the quarterfinals in Phoenix and Lyon.
This is the third time for him to qualify for the main draw in Wimbledon and last year he reached the third round where he lost to Jannik Sinner.
Karen Khachanov Profile
Karen Khachanov is 22nd in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 8 in the world. The Russian is 21-13 for the season and 1-2 on grass.
He is coming off a 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 2-0 win over Arslan Karatsev, who retired in the fourth set.
Khachanov lost in the opening round of both of the tournaments on grass going in Wimbledon, in Queen’s Club to Sebastian Korda and in Hertogenbosch to Aleksandar Vukic.
His best result of the season is the title in Doha, and he also reached the semifinals in Marseille.
Khachanov is back at Wimbledon for the first time since 2021, when he made his best result, reaching the quarterfinals.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match ever between Quentin Halys and Karen Khachanov.
Prediction and Conclusion
Quentin Halys is playing his best tennis in a while, reaching the second round at Wimbledon. The qualifier has an excellent serve and plays short point on grass, which can be a real problem for Karen Khachanov despite the huge gap in the rankings. The Russian is still the favorite, but winning will not come easy, so we go with over 42.5 total games in this match.
