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Chengdu Open predictions: Dimitrov, Bublik, Shapovalov and Garin to play on Friday

CHENGDU ORDER OF PLAY. Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Bublik, Denis Shapovalov and Christian Garin will play on Friday

27 September 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Bublik, Denis Shapovalov and Christian Garin are among the top names that will compete on Friday at the Chengdu Open.

Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alexander Bublik

Head to head 0-0

Grigor Dimitrov will fight against Alexander Bublik in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Grigor Dimitrov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, the Bulgarian reached the quarter after beating Daniel Evans 7-5 7-5.

Grigor has a 19-16 win-loss record in 2019, 12-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Bulgarian best result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in at the U.S. Open .

Last year in Chengdu Grigor didn’t compete in Chengdu in 2018.

Alexander Bublik: ranking and results

Ranked no. 71, Alexander got to the quarter after beating Taylor Harry Fritz 4-6 7-5 7-5 and Jordan Thompson 6-4 7-5.

The Kazakhstani has a 37-24 win-loss record in 2019, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Bublik’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Newport,the Monterrey Challenger,the Pau Challenger and the Budapest Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu The Kazakhstani lost in the 2^nd round 4-6 6-4 6-2 to Ze Zhang.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Bublik since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.30
Alexander Bublik -> 3.50

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Denis Shapovalov vs. Egor Gerasimov

Head to head 0-0

Denis Shapovalov will fight against Egor Gerasimov in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Denis Shapovalov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, Shapovalov got to the quarter after defeating Richard Berankis 6-4 6-3 and Bradley Klahn 3-6 6-3 7-6³.

Shapovalov has a 22-20 win-loss record in 2019, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Shapovalov’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Salem and Miami.

Last year in Chengdu Denis didn’t play in Chengdu in 2018.

Egor Gerasimov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 98 (career high), Gerasimov reached the quarter after defeating Zhe Li 4-6 6-2 6-3 and John Isner 6-7¹¹ 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴.

Egor has a 35-25 win-loss record in 2019, 23-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Egor’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Recanati Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Egor lost in the qualifications 6-7⁵ 6-3 7-6⁴ to Bernard Tomic.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Denis Shapovalov and Egor Gerasimov since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.44
Egor Gerasimov -> 2.75

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Christian Garin vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta

Head to head 1-0 for Carreno-Busta

Christian Garin will play Pablo Carreno-Busta in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 8:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Christian Garin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, Garin reached the quarter after beating Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-2 and Fernando Verdasco 6-3 3-6 6-3.

The Chilean has a 28-19 win-loss record in 2019, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Houston where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 and in Munich where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-1 3-6 7-6(1).

Last year in Chengdu Christian didn’t compete in Chengdu in 2018.

Pablo Carreno-Busta: ranking and results

Ranked no. 63, Pablo got to the quarter after beating Radu Albot 6-3 6-4 and Benoit Paire 6-3 3-6 6-3.

The Spaniard has a 25-17 win-loss record in 2019, 14-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Carreno-Busta’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Hamburg and Antalya.

Last year in Chengdu Pablo didn’t compete in Chengdu in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Christian Garin and Pablo Carreno-Busta face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Carreno-Busta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Carreno-Busta won 6-2 7-5 in the 1^st round in Geneva back in 2016.