Karen Khachanov #25Russia00 – 2Carlos Alcaraz #3Spain2

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The read

Alcaraz has won every meeting between them and has the clearly stronger hard-court record over the recent window.

• Alcaraz leads the head-to-head 6-0, including a 6-7 6-4 6-3 hard-court win in February 2026
• Alcaraz 10-2 on hard court in his last 12 completed matches; Khachanov 10-4
• Alcaraz's six hard-court best-of-three matches average 24 games and 2.33 sets
• Khachanov's latest hard-court matches include a three-set loss to Bublik and a straight-sets loss to De Minaur

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The read

Khachanov has been competitive on games even in defeat, so a seven-game Alcaraz win looks less common than a closer scoreline.

• Khachanov's last six completed matches: game margins of 0, +3, +6, -5, +6, +1
• Two of his nine hard-court best-of-three matches were decided by a single break or a tiebreak
• Alcaraz's last two hard-court sets against Khachanov were decided 6-4 and 6-3
• Khachanov won 18 games in his three-set loss to Bublik

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The read

Both players' recent first sets regularly pass nine games, and their last meeting opened with a tiebreak.

• Khachanov's first sets average 10.0 games with two tiebreaks in nine matches
• Alcaraz's first sets average 12.0 games with three tiebreaks in six matches
• Khachanov won set one 7-6 against Alcaraz in February 2026
• Four of Khachanov's nine hard-court matches featured at least one tiebreak

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The read

Second sets have been close to the line for both players, with enough tight sets to lean slightly over.

• Khachanov's second sets average 10.22 games with two tiebreaks in nine matches
• Alcaraz's second sets average 9.67 games with one tiebreak in six matches
• Alcaraz won a second set 7-6 and lost one 4-6 in recent hard-court matches
• Khachanov's second sets have included 7-6 and 6-7 scores

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The read

Alcaraz's second sets have been his most dominant stretch while Khachanov has a losing second-set record.

• Alcaraz is 4-2 in second sets, averaging 5.67 games won to 4.00 lost on hard court
• Khachanov is 4-5 in second sets on hard court
• Alcaraz won the second set 6-4 in the February 2026 meeting
• Alcaraz's second-set games total averages 9.67

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The read

Alcaraz has the higher overall level, but his first sets have been tighter than his second sets.

• Alcaraz is 4-2 in first sets across six hard-court best-of-three matches
• Khachanov is 7-2 in first sets across nine hard-court matches
• Alcaraz won set one 6-7 on the scoreboard in their February 2026 meeting before taking the match
• Alcaraz's set-one average is 6.17 games won to 5.83 lost

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The read

Straight-sets results are the most frequent outcome for both players in the recent sample.

• Alcaraz has straight-sets wins in three of six hard-court matches
• Khachanov has four 2-0 results in nine hard-court matches
• Alcaraz won their 2024 hard-court meeting 7-5 6-2
• Both players average below two and a half sets per match

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The read

Alcaraz has won most of his recent hard-court matches in straight sets while Khachanov has been beaten in straight sets twice recently.

• Alcaraz's hard-court best-of-three scorelines: 2-0 three times, 2-1 twice, 0-2 once
• Khachanov has lost 2-0 twice in his nine hard-court matches
• Alcaraz averages 6.17 games won against 5.83 lost in set one on this surface
• Hard-court head-to-head includes a 7-5 6-2 Alcaraz win

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The read

Both players have been involved in frequent tiebreaks recently and their last meeting had one in the opening set.

• Khachanov had a tiebreak in four of nine hard-court matches; Alcaraz in four of six
• Alcaraz's first sets contain three tiebreaks in six matches
• Their February 2026 meeting opened with a 7-6 set
• Both players' first-set games averages sit at or above ten