Marin Cilic vs Karen Khachanov: Will Cilic Beat Khachanov Again?

Karen Khachanov's next opponent at the tournament in Adelaide will be Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic, a former world top who dreams of returning to the top ten of the ATP. The men played each other twice in the round. Both matches, including the recent one in St. Petersburg, were won by Marin. It is not surprising that the Balkan is quoted as the favourite of the upcoming meeting.

As we thought, Marin had no problems in the 1/4 finals with Laslo Djere. The fight against the Serb lasted an hour and eight minutes, and Laszlo managed to take only five games in two sets. Marin fired seven times with one double fault, won 86% of the points on the first serve and 79% of the points on the second. The Croat's reception is also all peachy. Much suggests that Karen will have problems in the semifinals.

Karen achieved a fairly confident victory over Gerasimov, but it is worth saying that Egor is still noticeably inferior to Laszlo, which is evident in rating. The match against Belarus lasted almost two hours. Karen won with a score of 7:5, 6:3. Karen fired eight times with one double fault and won 73% on the first serve and only 26% on the second. The statistics are not bad at Karen's reception: 33% on Gerasimov's first serve and 51% on the Belarusian's second serve.

Cilic has already beaten Khachanov twice, including at a tournament in St. Petersburg. Plus, Cilic himself is in excellent shape right now, which we can see from Marin's recent matches. Definitely, the Croat intended to win the tournament in Adelaide, and there is a feeling that Karen will not prevent him from doing so. At the same time, we expect that the match will be protracted. Marin and Khachanov like to play three sets each.