PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Struff, Kukushkin, Bedene and Bhambri to play on COURT 2 on Monday – Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jan-Lennard Struff, Mikhail Kukushkin, Aljaz Bedene and Yuki Bhambri are going to compete on Monday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on COURT 2.

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Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Mikhail Kukushkin

Head to head 3-1 for Struff

Jan-Lennard Struff will fight against Mikhail Kukushkin in the 1^st round for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:00 pm on COURT 2.

Jan-Lennard Struff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 39, Jan-Lennard will start his run in Dubai after he played his last match in Rotterdam where he lost 6-4 6-0 to Goffin in the 1^st round on the 3^rd of March.

The German has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai The German capitulated in the quarter 4-6 6-4 6-4 to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Mikhail Kukushkin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 104, the Kazakhstani reached the 1^st round after defeating Maxime Janvier 7-5 3-6 6-1 and Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 6-2.

The Kazakhstani has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai The Kazakhstani had to surrender in the 1^st round 7-6(2) 6-1 to Karen Khachanov.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Mikhail Kukushkin fight against each other. Their current record is 3-1 for Struff (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time they locked horns, Kukushkin won 6-3 7-6(5) 4-6 7-5 in the 3^rd round in Wimbledon back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jan-Lennard Struff who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jan-Lennard Struff is the pick to win this match.
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 1.54
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 2.55

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Aljaz Bedene vs. Yuki Bhambri

Head to head 0-0

Aljaz Bedene will compete against Yuki Bhambri in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:30 pm on COURT 2.

Aljaz Bedene: ranking and results

Ranked no. 59, Bedene will start his run in Dubai after he played his last match in Montpellier where he lost 6-4 7-6⁴ to Gerasimov in the 2^nd round on the 25^th of February.

Bedene has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai The Slovenian didn’t play in Dubai in 2020.

Yuki Bhambri: ranking and results

Ranked no. , Bhambri reached the 1^st round after beating Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-1 6-4 and Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-5 5-7 6-2.

Bhambri has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai Bhambri didn’t compete in Dubai in 2020.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Aljaz Bedene and Yuki Bhambri 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 Aljaz Bedene who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aljaz Bedene is the pick to win this match.
Aljaz Bedene -> 1.45
Yuki Bhambri -> 2.84

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

• Jeremy ChardyChardy – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-3 3-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander BublikBublik – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-4 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Malek JaziriJaziri – Jo-Wilfried TsongaTsonga (3-3 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Dennis NovakNovak (7-6³ 7-5) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

• Richard GasquetGasquet – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Malek JaziriJaziri – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – David GoffinGoffin (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Vasek PospisilPospisil – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Matthew EbdenEbden – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Yuki BhambriBhambri – Aljaz BedeneBedene (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (3-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Lloyd HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – John MillmanMillman (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Radu AlbotAlbot (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Jordan ThompsonThompson (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jeremy ChardyChardy (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H – Prediction