Jan-Lennard Struff vs Karen Khachanov Prediction: Waiting for the Three-Set Match on the Hamburg's Clay

The first opponent for Karen Khachanov at the Hamburg tournament will be German tennis player Jan-Lennard Struff. The opponents know each other well. They played five times and the score is 3-2 in favor of Khachanov. Note that the players have already met on Hamburg's clay court two years ago, Karen won that personal meeting in three sets.

Struff had a bad grass season with four losses in five games at four different tournaments. He dropped out of Wimbledon after the first round as he was not lucky with the seeding. The German immediately stumbled into Alcaraz, ranked in the top ten. Struff fought the young Spaniard in a five-set match. After failing at the English Majors, Struff took part in a Braunschweig tournament, winning the title without losing a single set. In the final Jan-Lennard outplayed his compatriot Marterer.

We have not seen Khachanov on the court for over a month. His last tournament was in Halle, Germany. Recall that Khachanov beat Karatsev and Djere, but lost to the German Otte. World No. 26 played more willingly on the clay winning 13 matches 7-6 in favor of Karen. Khachanov's best clay tournament in 2022 was Roland Garros, where he reached the 4th round, knocking out Borges, Dellien and Norrie and losing to Alcaraz. If Khachanov retained the tonus of late May, it will not be an easy walk for Struff today.

Khachanov's current form is a mystery, because we haven't seen Karen for a month, but we hope that No. 26 has not lost his skills. Meanwhile, Struff came to Hamburg after winning the Challenger in Braugschweig. Considering the situation and the longevity of their previous match, we believe that the upcoming meeting will be an over one as well. As for the outcome, we bet on superior Khachanov.

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