St. Petersburg Open predictions: Medvedev, Gerasimov, Coric and Sousa to play on Saturday

ST. PETERSBURG ORDER OF PLAY. Andrei Medvedev, Egor Gerasimov, Borna Coric and Joao Sousa will play on Saturday

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Mark Hall
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ORDER OF PLAY. Andrei Medvedev, Egor Gerasimov, Borna Coric and Joao Sousa are the semifinalists that will compete on Saturday at the St. Petersburg Open.

Egor Gerasimov vs. Daniil Medvedev St. Petersburg Open

Egor Gerasimov vs. Daniil Medvedev

Head to head 2-0 for Medvedev

Egor Gerasimov will square off with Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Egor Gerasimov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 119 (career high), the Belarussian got to the semifinal after beating Alejandro Tabilo 6-0 6-4, Roman Safiullin 7-5 6-74 6-4, Lukas Rosol 7-5 6-2, Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-1 and Matteo Berrettini 7-65 7-63.

Gerasimov has a 33-24 win-loss record in 2019, 8-4 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). Gerasimov’s best result of the year was reaching 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.

Daniil Medvedev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4 (career high), Medvedev got to the semifinal after beating Evgeny Donskoy 7-5 6-3 and Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-5.

Daniil has a 51-17 win-loss record in 2019, 9-1 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current season was managing to win the title in Sofia where he defeated Marton Fucsovics in the final 6-4 6-3 and in Cincinnati where he beat 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.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Egor Gerasimov and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on I.hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Medvedev won 6-74 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in Tokyo back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Daniil Medvedev is the pick to win this match.
Daniil Medvedev -> 5.50
Egor Gerasimov -> 1.14

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Borna Coric vs. Joao Sousa St. Petersburg Open

Borna Coric vs. Joao Sousa

Head to head 1-0 for Coric

Borna Coric will square off with Joao Sousa in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Borna Coric: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Coric got to the semifinal after beating Marton Fucsovics 6-75 7-5 3-0 ret. and Casper Ruud 3-6 7-5 6-3.

Borna has a 25-15 win-loss record in 2019, 2-1 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). The Croatian best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Hertogenbosch and Dubai.

Last year in St. Petersburg Borna didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2018.

Joao Sousa: ranking and results

Ranked no. 64, the Portuguese got to the semifinal after beating Jozef Kovalik 6-2 6-3, Karen Khachanov 7-62 6-4 and Mikhail Kukushkin 7-68 6-2.

The Portuguese has a 25-24 win-loss record in 2019, 3-0 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). Sousa’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Gstaad.

Last year in St. Petersburg Joao lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-1 to Daniil Medvedev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Borna Coric and Joao Sousa play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Coric (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played each other, Coric won 7-64 5-7 7-64 in the 2nd round in Halle back in June 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Coric who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Borna Coric is the pick to win this match.
Borna Coric -> 1.66
Joao Sousa -> 2.20

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