Prediction Of Skatov Vs Machac H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Almaty Open 2024?

What Time Will Timofey Skatov Play Against Tomas Machac?

Skatov and Machac are on the Day 3 Schedule at Almaty Open 2024 on Wednesday 16 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

1R: [WC] Timofey Skatov (KAZ) vs [5] Tomas Machac (CZE) First Meeting.

Timofey Skatov, 23 years old and currently ranked World No. 192, reached a career-high ranking of No. 123 in September 2023. Skatov broke into the Top 200 in March 2022 and has had notable achievements in his career. In 2024, he had a 4-2 record, including reaching the quarterfinals in Bastad. In the same year, he reached the second round of the event with a 1-2 record.
Skatov earned clay court wins over No. 22 Cerundolo and No. 28 Etcheverry in the 2024 Davis Cup against Argentina. He also defeated No. 27 Griekspoor to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in Bastad, where he qualified as a wildcard. Skatov made his ATP Tour debut in 2020 at the Astana tournament, where he defeated Seppi for his first win. He later achieved qualification for Grand Slam events, including the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and the US Open from 2022 to 2024. Skatov has had success in the Challenger circuit with an 87-75 record, including two titles in Parma in 2022 and Augsburg in 2024. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Skatov had a 90-33 record, with wins over future Top-50 ATP players Draper, Musetti, and Nakashima.
The match between Skatov and Machac will take place at the Almaty Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 14th to 20th October 2024. Skatov has a 3-1 record against Top 30 opponents this season, with wins over Cerundolo, Etcheverry, and Griekspoor. If Skatov wins, he will join Zhukayev and Shevchenko in the second round, making it the second time that three players representing Kazakhstan have reached the second round of a tour-level event since the 2010 New Haven tournament.
Tomas Machac, 24 years old and currently ranked World No. 25, achieved a career-high ranking of No. 25 in October 2024. Machac broke into the Top 100 in time for the 2022 year-end rankings and had notable achievements in his career as well. In October 2024, he defeated No. 2 Alcaraz to reach the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai semifinals, where he eventually lost to No. 1 Sinner. Machac’s achievements include upsetting No. 6 Rublev to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal in Miami in 2024. He also earned his biggest win against No. 1 Djokovic to reach his first ATP Tour final in Geneva. Machac represented the Czech Republic and reached the second round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, defeating Sousa. He also had wins over Zhang in the men’s singles first round and won the gold medal in mixed doubles with Siniakova in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the Challenger circuit, Machac has a 110-54 record, including consecutive titles in Orleans and Mouilleron le Captif in October 2023. Machac’s favorite sports team is the Chicago Bulls, and his hero is Michael Jordan, who played his last game as a Bull in 1998, two years before Machac was born.
Machac achieved his career-high ranking of No. 25 on Monday after defeating No. 2 Alcaraz in the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai last week. This marks the first time he is a top-5 seed at an ATP Tour event, with his previous best being ranked No. 7 in Umag.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Skatov will win.
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