Denis Istomin and Zhe Li will play each other in the qualifications of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zhe Li who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zhe Li is the pick to win this match.
Zhe Li -> 1.36
Denis Istomin -> 3.00
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Prediction and head to head Denis Istomin vs. Zhe Li
There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Zhe Li since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 183, Denis will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Doha where he lost 6-1 6-1 to Giustino in the qualifications on the 10th of January.
Istomin has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.
Talking about his overall career, The Uzbek has an overall 548-446 record. He has a negative 96-101 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
The Uzbek lost in the 1st round to Jason Jung.
Zhe Li
Ranked no. 234, Zhe will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Doha where he lost 2-6 6-4 7-6(7) to Mmoh in the qualifications on the 12th of January.
Zhe has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.
In terms of his career, Li has an overall 427-324 record. He has a negative 9-14 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
The Chinese didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Head 2 Head
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