Karen Khachanov vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Marseille

Prediction published on 09/02/2024, 17:08  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 09/02/2024 at 18:08 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Grigor Dimitrov is on course to win his second singles title of the year. He faces third seeded Karen Khachanov in the semi-final of the Open 13 Provence indoor hard court tournament. The top four seeds have all reached the semi-finals and the winner of this match will face either top seed Hubert Hurkacz or fourth seeded Ugo Humbert. Dimtrov has already won one title this year landing the Brisbane International in January. He beat Holger Rune in the final and only lost one set in his five matches. In the Australian Open he surprisingly lost to unseeded Nuno Borges in round three. At the start of this tournament he was ranked 13th and will move up to 11th if winning Sunday's final. He's eighth in the Live ATP Race and beating Khachanv will take him up to seventh. In Marseille, he's beaten Sebastian Korda and Arthur Rinderknech without dropping a set.

Karen Khachanov has also made it to the last four without dropping a set. He's beaten Roberto Bautista Agut and Zhang Zhizhen, neither of whom were seeded. His run to this semi-final has him at 16th in the live rankings, a rise of two places. This year has seen the Russian lose in his first match in Hong Kong and then lose to eventual champion Jannik Sinner in the last 16 of the Australian Open. To reach the final he'll have to get a first ever win over his opponent. DImitrov leads 3-0 in previous meetings, all on hard courts and two played indoors. We tip Dimitrov to win this match.