Just when it looked like we would be getting a semifinal lineup at the ATP 250 in Doha featuring the top four seeds, quarterfinals day happened and produced a few upsets not many people saw coming. With just one seed left, the tournament is wide open for all four semifinalists.<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: Khachanov 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n There wasn\u2019t much to look into Khachanov\u2019s quarter-final match with just the three games played before Ruusuvuori had to unfortunately withdraw but the same can\u2019t be said about Popyrin\u2019s last match where the Russian impressively put aside Bublik in two fairly routine sets. Popyrin\u2019s big serving and especially dominating the Kazakh\u2019s second serve were a big highlight and he\u2019s going to have to do the same here.<\/p>\n [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170476″]<\/p>\n Khachanov is a much better returner and a lot will depend on whether Popyrin can keep the level he has on serve so far this week just being broken a handful of times in the eight sets he\u2019s played. Anything less and Khachanov, being by far the best player the Australian has played here, will comfortably win.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 2<\/em><\/p>\n