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St. Petersburg Open predictions: Medvedev, Rublev, Berrettini and Coric to play on Friday

ST. PETERSBURG ORDER OF PLAY. Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini and Borna Coric will play on Friday

20 September 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini and Borna Coric are among the top names that will compete on Friday at the St. Petersburg Open.

Daniil Medvedev vs. Andrey Rublev

Head to head 1-0 for Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev will play Andrey Rublev in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4 (career high), the Russian got to the quarter after defeating Evgeny Donskoy 7-5 6-3.

Medvedev has a 50-17 win-loss record in 2019, 8-1 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Sofia where he beat Marton Fucsovics in the final 6-4 6-3 and in Cincinnati where he defeated David Goffin in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.

Last year in St. Petersburg Medvedev lost in the quarter 6-2 3-6 7-6² to Dominic Thiem.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 38, the Russian got to the quarter after defeating Ilya Ivashka 4-6 6-0 6-4 and Richard Berankis 6-4 6-7⁵ 6-1.

Andrey has a 40-22 win-loss record in 2019, 5-2 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). Rublev’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Hamburg and the Indian Wells Challenger.

Last year in St. Petersburg The Russian lost in the 1^st round 6-4 7-6⁶ to Jan-Lennard Struff.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Medvedev won 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in Cincinnati back in August 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.28
Andrey Rublev -> 3.75

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Matteo Berrettini vs. Egor Gerasimov

Head to head 0-0

Matteo Berrettini will take on Egor Gerasimov in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Matteo Berrettini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 13 (career high), the Italian got to the quarter after beating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1 6-2.

The Italian has a 39-16 win-loss record in 2019, 5-2 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was winning the title in Budapest where he beat Filip Krajinovic in the final 4-6 6-3 6-1 and in Stuttgart where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-4 7-6(11).

Last year in St. Petersburg Berrettini lost in the 2^nd round 7-6⁶ 4-6 6-0 to Denis Shapovalov.

Egor Gerasimov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 119 (career high), Egor got to the quarter after defeating Alejandro Tabilo 6-0 6-4, Roman Safiullin 7-5 6-7⁴ 6-4, Lukas Rosol 7-5 6-2 and Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-1.

Gerasimov has a 32-24 win-loss record in 2019, 7-4 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). Gerasimov’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Recanati Challenger.

Last year in St. Petersburg The Belarussian lost in the qualifications 6-2 4-6 7-6⁴ to Ruben Bemelmans.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Matteo Berrettini and Egor Gerasimov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.However, they played each other in challengers. Therefore their H2H is 1-1 for Berrettini and Gerasimov.

The last time that they squared off, Berrettini won 7-6⁷ 6-3 in the semifinal in Andria Challenger back in 2016.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Berrettini who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matteo Berrettini is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Berrettini -> 1.30
Egor Gerasimov -> 3.50

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Borna Coric vs. Casper Ruud

Head to head 0-0

Borna Coric will come up against Casper Ruud in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Borna Coric: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Coric got to the quarter after defeating Marton Fucsovics 6-7⁵ 7-5 3-0 ret..

The Croatian has a 24-15 win-loss record in 2019, 1-1 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). The Croatian best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in Hertogenbosch and Dubai.

Last year in St. Petersburg Coric didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2018.

Casper Ruud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 60, Ruud got to the quarter after defeating Alexander Bublik 6-7³ 6-4 6-2 and Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-4.

Ruud has a 38-24 win-loss record in 2019, 3-1 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). The Norwegian best result of the current year was reaching the final in Houston.

Last year in St. Petersburg The Norwegian didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2018.