Prediction Of Kachmazov Vs Daniel H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Chengdu Open 2024?

What Time Will Alibek Kachmazov Play Against Taro Daniel?

Kachmazov and Daniel are on the Day 3 Schedule at Chengdu Open 2024 on Friday 20 September 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?

[Q] Alibek Kachmazov and Taro Daniel (JPN) are facing each other for the first time. Alibek Kachmazov is 22 years old and currently ranked at World No. 252, with his career-high ranking being No. 248, achieved in April 2024. In 2024, he has a 1-0 record at the Chengdu tournament, reaching the second round. Kachmazov earned his first ATP Rankings point in 2019 and broke into the Top 500 in December 2021, followed by the Top 300 in June 2023.

Kachmazov made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard participant at the 2021 Moscow tournament when he was 17 years old. He lost in that event to Avidzba but secured his first career ATP Tour win by defeating Moutet at the 2023 Astana tournament; he was eventually eliminated in the second round by the champion, Mannarino. In his career, Kachmazov has a 34-47 record in Challenger events, including reaching the semifinals in the Wuxi and Blois tournaments in 2024. On the ITF Tour, he has a record of 91-48, reaching 13 finals since 2019 and winning 8 out of 13 finals. In the ITF junior rankings, Kachmazov reached a career-high of No. 33, participated in the main draw of the Grand Slam boys’ singles at Roland Garros, and secured three titles before concluding his junior career.

Notably, in the first round of the tournament, Kachmazov defeated Kovacevic, securing his second career tour-level win. The 22-year-old is now aiming to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinals and achieve the biggest win of his career. So far, he has a record of 1-4 against Top 100 players across all levels, with his notable win against No. 92 Marozsan in the 2023 Astana qualifying.

On the other hand, Taro

Daniel, aged 31, is ranked at World No. 90, with a career-high ranking of No. 58 achieved in January 2024 after reaching the final of the Auckland tournament. Daniel’s breakthrough on the ATP Tour came in 2018 when he reached his first semifinal and final, winning his first title at the Istanbul tournament on clay. He joined Nishikori as one of the only Japanese men to win a tour-level clay court title in the Open Era.

Daniel has also qualified for nine tour-level events in 2022, including the Australian Open, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, and ATP Masters 1000 Miami, making him the player who qualified for the most tour-level events that year. He also qualified for the 2023 Acapulco tournament and achieved his biggest career win by defeating No. 4 Ruud in the second round.

In his career, Daniel has notable wins against 5-time champion Djokovic in the 2018 Indian Wells tournament, where he reached the third round as a qualifier, and against 5-time finalist Murray in the 2022 Australian Open, where he also reached the third round as a qualifier. In addition, he had an impressive run in 2016, winning 17 out of 21 tour-level and Challenger matches within a six-week span, including a victory against 2-time medalist Sock at the Rio Olympics.

Daniel ended an 11-match losing streak in tour-level matches by defeating No. 6 seed Sonego in the first round of the Chengdu tournament. His previous tour-level win dates back to the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in April. Daniel aims to become the second Japanese player to reach the Chengdu quarterfinals, following in the footsteps of Sugita, who reached the semifinals in 2017.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kachmazov will win.
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