However, he lost his next match to Berankis, which simply put, was really strange considering he had just taken out Rublev. Still, Mannarino should not feel hopeless, fast courts are also Mannarino’s best surface, and he did defeat Andrey Rublev. Still, Khachanov is ranked much higher for a reason and went further at the Kremlin Cup for a reason, so I expect Khachanov to tough it out and get through Mannarino and to the next round at the 2021 St Petersburg Open.Īdrian Mannarino has a very tough one ahead of him in Karen Khachanov, having to take on one of the best fast court players in the world at the moment. This match in the opening round of the St Petersburg Open will be a tough one, as Mannarino played pretty well that week as well, defeating Andrey Rublev.

We know Khachanov is a great fast court player, seeing as he did great at Wimbledon and won the silver medal in Tokyo. He fell short to eventual champion in Aslan Karatsev in the semifinals. Karen Khachanov had a great week at the Kremlin Cup, just a few hours from St. Who will move on to the Round of 16 at the 2021 St. Will Karen Khachanov get the win? Will Adrian Mannarino pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have a favorite for the title taking on a tough test.

TennisSection previews the 2021 St Petersburg Open as Karen Khachanov takes on Adrian Mannarino in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021.

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