Karen Khachanov and James Duckworth have met twice before, with Karen Khachanov leading the head to head 2-0. Tokyo was a blazing fast court, if Khachanov can just play his game of hitting big and aggressive from the baseline, and make sure he serves big, then I have little doubt that he won’t grab the win here and move on to the quarterfinals at the 2021 Kremlin Cup. Now he has to deal with a player who is definitely top 10 in terms of fast courts at the moment, considering his results in Wimbledon and Tokyo. He stands almost no chance, having needed 3 sets already against a much lesser opponent. James Duckworth pulled out a win in 3 sets to set up this really tough meeting with Karen Khachanov. Still, he has a good record against Duckworth, and he loves quick courts, so let’s see if he can show a high level of play and that he can make a good run here at the 2021 Kremlin Cup. Out of all the top russians, Khachanov is probably the most inconsistent at the moment, being knocked out early more often. He is the clear favorite to grab this win over James Duckworth to head through to the quarterfinals. However, he had some great results in summer, having a pretty good run in Wimbledon and winning silver in Tokyo. Karen Khachanov hasn’t been playing too well as of late, being knocked out in the earlier stages of tournaments. Who will move on to the quarterfinals at the 2021 Kremlin Cup?
Will Karen Khachanov move on? Will James Duckworth pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have one of the top dogs in the draw taking on a tough first test.
TennisSection previews the 2021 Kremlin Cup as Karen Khachanov takes on James Duckworth in the Round of 16 on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021.
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