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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Karen Khachanov will square off at the round of 16 of the Italian Open 2022 on Thursday, May 12th.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is enjoying a rather incredible 2022 so far and the Greek youngster has racked up a 28-9 record this year. Tsitsipas recently recorded a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(4) win over Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday and saved two match points as well against the Bulgarian. With his win, the 23-year old set up a last-16 clash vs Karen Khachanov.
Karen Khachanov was involved in a two-hour-and-five-minute battle against Pablo Carreno Busta on Wednesday but made it through to the third round with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 victory. In the first round, Khachanov beat Giulio Zeppieri 6-3, 6-4. The Russian had to really work hard to get his first two wins at the Italian Open this year and is not going to have it easy against Tsitsipas as well on Thursday.
| Date | Thursday, 12th May |
| Court type | Outdoor clay court |
| Watch | ATP tour official website/ Tennis TV |
| Start time | 3:45 PM IST |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Match details | Round of 16 match |
Khachanov and Tsitsipas have faced each other four times in the past. The Greek star leads the H2H record 4-0 by winning all four of his matches against the Russian hard court.
Given that Tsitsipas prefers playing on clay and Khachanov may be slightly drained out from his clash against Pablo Carreno Busta, our prediction is a win in straight sets for Tsitsipas.
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