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Roberto Bautista Agut vs Karen Khachanov: ATP Marseille – Second round
Two experienced players will face each other in the second round of the ATP Marseille tournament.
Roberto Bautista Agut Profile
Roberto Bautista Agut is coming off a difficult season, which saw him fall to 102nd place in the ATP rankings. The former world No. 9 is 3-3 in 2024. He is coming off a 6-3, 7-5 win in the first round against Richard Gasquet.
Previously, he lost in the opening round at the Australian Open in Auckland and made it to the quarterfinals in Hong Kong.
This is the seventh time for the Spaniard to play in Marseille, and his best result was the semifinal in 2015.
Karen Khachanov Profile
Karen Khachanov is 18th in the rankings, ten spots lower than his career-high. The Russian is 3-3 for the season. This will be his first match after losing to Jannik Sinner in the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
Previously, he lost in the exhibition in Kooyong and in the opening round in Hong Kong.
Khachanov won the title in Marseille in 2018, and last year he won in Zhuhai.
Head-to-Head – Bautista Agut leads 7-3
- Khachanov vs Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 (2023 Madrid, third round)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 (2022 Doha, semifinal)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 (2020 Cincinnati, round of 16)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 6-4, 6-3 (2020 Thiem’s seven)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 (2019 Wimbledon, third round)
- Khachanov vs Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 (2019 Rome, second round)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 (2019 Australian Open, third round)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 (2018 Halle, quarterfinal)
- Bautista Agut vs Khachanov 6-1, 7-6 (2017 Dubai, first round)
- Khachanov vs Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 (2016 Barcelona, second round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both players have been in the top 10 and had a difficult season in 2023. They are eager to bounce back in 2024, and the tournament in Marseille is a place where they have been regulars in recent years. They know each other very well since this will be their 11th head-to-head match. In their previous seven official better-of-three matches, in six both of them have won at least a set, and this should be another huge fight that will go over 22.5 games in total.
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