ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Lorenzo Giustino, Lukas Rosol, Jozef Kovalik and Bernabe Zapata Miralles are going to play on Monday at the Istanbul Challenger on COURT 3.
Lorenzo Giustino vs. Alessandro Giannessi
Head to head 1-0 for Giannessi
Lorenzo Giustino will play Alessandro Giannessi in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:30 pm on COURT 3.
Lorenzo Giustino: ranking and results
Ranked no. 151, Giustino will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 6-3 7-67 to Gojo in the qualifications on the 12th of January.
Giustino 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.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Italian capitulated in the 1st round 6-0 6-3 to Altug Celikbilek.
Alessandro Giannessi: ranking and results
Ranked no. 162, the Italian will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 6-1 6-3 to Vilella Martinez in the qualifications on the 10th of January.
Giannessi 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.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Alessandro didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Lorenzo Giustino and Alessandro Giannessi square off. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Giannessi (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Giannessi won 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the qualifications in the Casablanca back in 2014.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lorenzo Giustino who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Giustino is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Giustino -> 1.32
Alessandro Giannessi -> 3.26
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Lukas Rosol vs. Ernesto Escobedo
Head to head 0-0
Lukas Rosol will compete against Ernesto Escobedo in the qualifications for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 10:00 am on COURT 3.
Lukas Rosol: ranking and results
Ranked no. 196, the Czech reached the qualifications after beating Filip Horansky 2-6 6-4 6-4.
The Czech has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Czech didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Ernesto Escobedo: ranking and results
Ranked no. 199, Ernesto reached the qualifications after beating Tatsuma Ito 6-1 4-6 6-4.
Ernesto has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The American didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Lukas Rosol and Ernesto Escobedo since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernesto Escobedo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernesto Escobedo is the pick to win this match.
Ernesto Escobedo -> 2.3
Lukas Rosol -> 1.56
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Jozef Kovalik vs. Altug Celikbilek
Head to head 1-0 for Kovalik
Jozef Kovalik will take on Altug Celikbilek in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 3.
Jozef Kovalik: ranking and results
Ranked no. 131, Jozef will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 6-4 3-6 6-4 to Tomic in the qualifications on the 11th of January.
The Slovakian 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.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Kovalik didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Altug Celikbilek: ranking and results
Ranked no. 309 (career high), Celikbilek will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Antalya where he lost 7-61 6-4 to Basilashvili in the 2nd round on the 9th of January.
Altug 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 season on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Altug lost in the 2nd round 4-6 7-5 6-3 to Sebastian Ofner.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Jozef Kovalik and Altug Celikbilek clash against each other. Their actual record is 1-0 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time they played, Kovalik won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Maia Challenger back in 2020.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Altug Celikbilek who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Altug Celikbilek is the pick to win this match.
Altug Celikbilek -> 1.94
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.82
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Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Carlos Taberner
Head to head 3-2 for Zapata Miralles
Bernabe Zapata Miralles will square off with Carlos Taberner in the 1st round for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles: ranking and results
Ranked no. 150, Zapata Miralles will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 7-64 6-4 to Stakhovsky in the qualifications on the 10th of January.
The Spaniard 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 year on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Spaniard didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Carlos Taberner: ranking and results
Ranked no. 142 (career high), the Spaniard will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Brown in the qualifications on the 12th of January.
The Spaniard 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 season on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Carlos didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 6th time that Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Carlos Taberner square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Zapata Miralles (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Zapata Miralles won 6-3 3-6 7-6(3) in the quarter in the 1100040426 back in 2017.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Bernabe Zapata Miralles who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bernabe Zapata Miralles is the pick to win this match.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles -> 1.86
Carlos Taberner -> 1.9
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Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the The Istanbul Challenger
- Go SoedaSoeda – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Denis IstominIstomin – Jay ClarkeClarke (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Lukas RosolRosol – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Mohamed SafwatSafwat – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Emilio GomezGomez – Antoine HoangHoang (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Blaz RolaRola – Benjamin BonziBonzi (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Roberto CidCid – Joao MenezesMenezes (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Carlos TabernerTaberner (3-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Guido AndreozziAndreozzi (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Paolo LorenziLorenzi (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Cem IlkelIlkel (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Danilo PetrovicPetrovic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
