Day 4 at the ATP 250 event in Almaty will feature the conclusion of the second round, with several exciting matches in prospect between some high-level players, including Tomas Machac, who reached the semifinals in Shanhgai last week beating Carlos Alcaraz on the way, taking on home hope Beibit Zhukayev, who has impressed so far this week.
ATP Almaty Day 4 Predictions
Beibit Zhukayev vs Tomas Machac
Head-to-head: first meeting
Machac had a great week in Shanghai, proving that he can rise a lot higher in the rankings and compete for big titles. As well as Zhukayev played in the first round here in front of his home crowd, at this point and given his current levels of confidence and momemum Machac will be incredibly hard to stop here and is one of the favorites to win the tournament even.
Prediction: Machac in 2
Karen Khachanov vs Otto Virtanen
Head-to-head: first meeting
Khachanov has been struggling quite a bit lately, but Virtanen himself was on a huge losing streak before beating Fognini in the first round here. In general, Khachanov is clearly the higher level player of the two and will be looking at this tournament as a great opportunity to finally get some success after some very tough months results and performance-wise.
Prediction: Khachanov in 2
Aleksandar Vukic vs Adrian Mannarino
Head-to-head: Mannarino 2-1 Vukic
