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Next Gen ATP Finals predictions: Sinner, Kecmanovic, De Minaur and Tiafoe to play on Friday

MILAN ORDER OF PLAY. Jannik Sinner, Miomir Kecmanovic, Alex De Minaur and Frances Tiafoe will play on Friday

8 November 2019

ORDER OF PLAY. Jannik Sinner, Miomir Kecmanovic, Alex De Minaur and Frances Tiafoe are the semifinalists that will compete on Friday at the Next Gen ATP Finals.

Jannik Sinner vs. Miomir Kecmanovic

Head to head 0-0

Jannik Sinner will fight against Miomir Kecmanovic in the semifinal for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9 pm on ALLIANZ CLOUD COURT.

Jannik Sinner: ranking and results

Ranked no. 95, Sinner got to the semifinal after beating Frances Tiafoe 3-4⁴ 4-2 4-2 4-2 and Mikael Ymer 4-0 4-2 4-1.

Sinner has a 40-20 win-loss record in 2019, 16-6 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). Jannik’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Lexington Challenger,the Ostrava Challenger and the Bergamo Challenger.

Last year in Milan Jannik didn’t compete in Milan in 2018.

Miomir Kecmanovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 60, Kecmanovic reached the semifinal after defeating Casper Ruud 4-3⁵ 4-3⁵ 4-2 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-1 4-1 4-3⁶.

The Serbian has a 40-32 win-loss record in 2019, 4-6 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). Kecmanovic’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Antalya.

Last year in Milan Miomir didn’t compete in Milan in 2018.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jannik Sinner and Miomir Kecmanovic 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 Jannik Sinner who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.40
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 3.00

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Alex De Minaur vs. Frances Tiafoe

Head to head 2-0 for De Minaur

Alex De Minaur will fight against Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7 pm on ALLIANZ CLOUD COURT.

Alex De Minaur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18 (career high), De Minaur got to the semifinal after beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-2 3-4⁵ 4-1 4-1, Miomir Kecmanovic 4-1 4-3⁴ 1-4 4-0 and Casper Ruud 4-1 4-0 4-2.

De Minaur has a 36-19 win-loss record in 2019, 9-2 on I.hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Sydney where he overcame Andreas Seppi in the final 7-5 7-6(5) and in Atlanta where he beat Taylor Harry Fritz in the final 6-3 7-6(2) and in Zhuhai where he defeated Adrian Mannarino in the final 7-6(4) 6-4.

Last year in Milan De Minaur lost in the final 2-4 4-1 4-3³ 4-3³ to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 47, the American reached the semifinal after defeating Ugo Humbert 4-2 4-3⁵ 3-4⁴ 4-1 and Mikael Ymer 4-2 4-2 4-2.

The American has a 23-26 win-loss record in 2019, 5-5 on I.hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Milan Tiafoe lost in the R 4-1 4-3³ 4-1 to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Alex De Minaur and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, De Minaur won 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-2 in the 2^nd round in US Open back in 2018.