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Las Vegas Challenger predictions: Johnson, Kozlov, Giron and Pospisil to play on Friday

LAS VEGAS CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY. Steve Johnson, Stefan Kozlov, Marcos Giron and Vasek Pospisil will play on Friday

18 October 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Steve Johnson, Stefan Kozlov, Marcos Giron and Vasek Pospisil are among the top names that will play on Friday at the Las Vegas Challenger.

Steve Johnson vs. Ernesto Escobedo

Head to head 2-0 for Johnson

Seeded no. 1, Steve Johnson will play Ernesto Escobedo for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1.

Steve Johnson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 86, Steve reached the quarter after defeating Jc Aragone w/o and Michael Redlicki 6-4 6-4.

Johnson has a 24-24 win-loss record in 2019, 18-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Fairfield Challenger and the Aptos Challenger.

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger Johnson didn’t play in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Ernesto Escobedo: ranking and results

Ranked no. 247, Ernesto reached the quarter after defeating Dennis Novikov 6-3 6-4, Nicola Kuhn 7-6⁸ 3-6 6-1 and Emilio Gomez 7-5 3-6 6-3.

Escobedo has a 24-20 win-loss record in 2019, 20-16 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American best result of the year was getting to the final in the Granby Challenger.

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger The American didn’t compete in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Steve Johnson and Ernesto Escobedo fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Johnson won 3-6 7-6⁵ 6-2 in the 1^st round in the Houston back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Steve Johnson who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Steve Johnson is the pick to win this match.
Steve Johnson -> 1.36
Ernesto Escobedo -> 3.00

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Stefan Kozlov vs. James Duckworth

Head to head 0-0

Stefan Kozlov will fight against James Duckworth in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 7.

Stefan Kozlov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 550, the American got to the quarter after defeating Evan Song 6-4 6-3, Blaz Rola 6-4 6-3 and Alexander Ritschard 5-7 6-4 6-1.

Kozlov has a 12-13 win-loss record in 2019, 10-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger Kozlov lost in the 1^st round 6-0 6-2 to Kamil Majchrzak. The American conquered the title at the Las Vegas Challenger in 2017.

James Duckworth: ranking and results

Ranked no. 138, Duckworth reached the quarter after defeating Roy Smith 6-4 6-4 and Dmitry Popko 6-3 6-4.

The Australian has a 38-23 win-loss record in 2019, 25-15 on hard (See FULL STATS). James’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Baotou Challenger,the Yokkaichi Challenger and the Bangkok Challenger.

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger James didn’t compete in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Stefan Kozlov and James Duckworth since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is James Duckworth who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, James Duckworth is the pick to win this match.
James Duckworth -> 2.75
Stefan Kozlov -> 1.40

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Marcos Giron vs. Christopher O Connell

Head to head 0-0

Marcos Giron will face Christopher O Connell in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 7.

Marcos Giron: ranking and results

Ranked no. 127, the American reached the quarter after beating Kevin King 6-4 6-3 and Michail Pervolarakis 6-0 7-6⁴.

Marcos has a 42-23 win-loss record in 2019, 24-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Giron’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the New Haven Challenger and the Orlando Challenger.

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger Marcos didn’t play in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Christopher O Connell: ranking and results

Ranked no. 149 (career high), the Australian reached the quarter after defeating Nicolas Mejia 6-3 6-2 and Ryan Peniston 6-3 5-7 6-2.

Christopher has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2019, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). O’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Fairfield Challenger,the Sibiu Challenger and the Cordenons Challenger.

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger Christopher didn’t compete in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Marcos Giron and Christopher O Connell since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marcos Giron who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marcos Giron is the pick to win this match.
Marcos Giron -> 1.66
Christopher O Connell -> 2.10

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Vasek Pospisil vs. Taro Daniel

Head to head 1-0 for Daniel

Vasek Pospisil will play Taro Daniel in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 1.

Vasek Pospisil: ranking and results

Ranked no. 191, Vasek reached the quarter after defeating Michael Mmoh 6-3 6-2, Peter Polansky 6-1 6-2 and Mitchell Krueger 6-4 6-1.

Vasek has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2019, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger Vasek didn’t play in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Taro Daniel: ranking and results

Ranked no. 109, Taro got to the quarter after defeating Sekou Bangoura 6-4 7-6⁴ and Gonzalo Escobar 6-3 6-3.

The Japanese has a 27-32 win-loss record in 2019, 13-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Las Vegas Challenger Daniel didn’t compete in the Las Vegas Challenger in 2018.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Vasek Pospisil and Taro Daniel square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Daniel (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Daniel won 7-6⁷ 7-6² in the qualifications in the Basel back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Vasek Pospisil who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Vasek Pospisil is the pick to win this match.
Vasek Pospisil -> 1.25
Taro Daniel -> 3.75

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Last Results

These are the last results of the The Las Vegas Challenger

Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Ryan PenistonPeniston (6-3 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
Steve JohnsonJohnson – Michael RedlickiRedlicki (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Marcos GironGiron – Michail PervolarakisPervolarakis (6-0 7-6⁴) – See score progression
James DuckworthDuckworth – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Emilio GomezGomez (7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
Taro DanielDaniel – Gonzalo EscobarEscobar (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Vasek PospisilPospisil – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Stefan KozlovKozlov – Alexander RitschardRitschard (5-7 6-4 6-1) – See score progression