PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Stephan Stricker, Kuznetsov, Ebden and Vatutin to play on CENTRE COURT on Wednesday – St. Petersburg 1 Challenger

ST. PETERSBURG 1 CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Dominic Stephan Stricker, Andrey Kuznetsov, Matthew Ebden and Alexey Vatutin will play on Wednesday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Dominic Stephan Stricker, Andrey Kuznetsov, Matthew Ebden and Alexey Vatutin are going to play on Wednesday at the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger on CENTRE COURT.

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Dominic Stephan Stricker vs. Cem Ilkel the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger

Dominic Stephan Stricker vs. Cem Ilkel

Head to head 0-0

Dominic Stephan Stricker will play Cem Ilkel in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Dominic Stephan Stricker: ranking and results

Ranked no. (career high), the Swiss got to the 2nd round after beating Duje Ajdukovic 5-7 6-4 6-2.

Dominic has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Stephan Stricker’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Grenoble.

Cem Ilkel: ranking and results

Ranked no. 210, Cem got to the 2nd round after beating Shuichi Sekiguchi 6-3 6-2.

Ilkel has a 10-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Cem’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Antalya Challenger and the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Dominic Stephan Stricker and Cem Ilkel since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cem Ilkel who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Cem Ilkel is the pick to win this match.
Cem Ilkel -> 2.56
Dominic Stephan Stricker -> 1.51

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Andrey Kuznetsov vs. Mirza Basic the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger

Andrey Kuznetsov vs. Mirza Basic

Head to head 2-1 for Kuznetsov

Andrey Kuznetsov will take on Mirza Basic in the 2nd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Andrey Kuznetsov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 508, Kuznetsov got to the 2nd round after beating Jonas Forejtek 6-1 6-75 7-5, Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-1 and Matija Pecotic 7-60 6-2.

The Russian has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 St. Petersburg.

Mirza Basic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 314, the Bosnian reached the 2nd round after beating Evgeny Karlovskiy 6-0 6-4.

The Bosnian has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Andrey Kuznetsov and Mirza Basic square off. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Kuznetsov (see full H2H stats), but Basic leads 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Kuznetsov won 6-7(2) 6-3 7-5 in the quarter in the Istanbul Challenger back in 2015.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Kuznetsov who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Andrey Kuznetsov is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 1.52
Mirza Basic -> 2.53

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Matthew Ebden vs. Pedja Krstin the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger

Matthew Ebden vs. Pedja Krstin

Head to head 0-0

Matthew Ebden will square off with Pedja Krstin in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on CENTRE COURT.

Matthew Ebden: ranking and results

Ranked no. 285, the Australian will start his run in St. Petersburg 1 Challenger after he played his last match in Singapore where he lost 6-4 7-67 to Popyrin in the quarter on the 26th of February.

The Australian has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Pedja Krstin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 276, the Serbian will start his run in St. Petersburg 1 Challenger after he played his last match in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger where he lost 6-2 6-0 to Miedler in the 1st round on the 16th of February.

Krstin has a 1-3 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.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Matthew Ebden and Pedja Krstin since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matthew Ebden who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Matthew Ebden is the pick to win this match.
Matthew Ebden -> 1.31
Pedja Krstin -> 3.32

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Alexey Vatutin vs. Altug Celikbilek the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger

Alexey Vatutin vs. Altug Celikbilek

Head to head 1-0 for Celikbilek

Alexey Vatutin will come up against Altug Celikbilek in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:30 am on CENTRE COURT.

Alexey Vatutin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 262, Alexey got to the 2nd round after defeating Nino Serdarusic 6-4 3-6 6-0.

Vatutin has a 1-4 win-loss record in 2021, 1-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Altug Celikbilek: ranking and results

Ranked no. 286 (career high), Celikbilek reached the 2nd round after defeating Khumoun Sultanov 6-4 6-1.

Altug has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Alexey Vatutin and Altug Celikbilek face off. Their record is 1-0 for Celikbilek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Celikbilek won 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Portoroz Challenger back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Altug Celikbilek who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Altug Celikbilek is the pick to win this match.
Altug Celikbilek -> 2.14
Alexey Vatutin -> 1.71

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