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Dubai predictions, H2H: Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Monfils and Rublev to play on Thursday

DUBAI ORDER OF PLAY. Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Gael Monfils and Andrey Rublev will play on Thursday

27 February 2020

ORDER OF PLAY. Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Gael Monfils and Andrey Rublev are among the top names that will compete on Thursday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Novak Djokovic vs. Karen Khachanov

Head to head 2-1 for Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will play Karen Khachanov in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Serbian reached the quarter after defeating Malek Jaziri 6-1 6-2 and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-1.

Novak has a 15-0 win-loss record in 2020, 15-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in in ATP Cup where he beat Rafael Nadal in the final 6-2 7-6(4) and in at the Australian Open where he beat Dominic Thiem in the final 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Novak didn’t compete in Dubai in 2019. Novak won the title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in 1, 2011 and 2013.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Khachanov got to the quarter after beating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6² 6-1 and Dennis Novak 6-3 6-4.

Karen has a 9-5 win-loss record in 2020, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Khachanov’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in in ATP Cup.

Last year in Dubai Karen lost in the 1^st round 6-4 6-1 to Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Khachanov won 7-5 6-4 in the final in Paris back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.083
Karen Khachanov -> 8.00

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Jan-Lennard Struff

Head to head 2-2

Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter for the 5^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, the Greek got to the quarter after beating Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-6¹ 6-1 and Alexander Bublik 7-6¹ 6-4.

The Greek has a 9-4 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Marseille where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Stefanos lost in the final 6-4 6-4 to Roger Federer.

Jan-Lennard Struff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, Jan-Lennard got to the quarter after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6² 7-5 and Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 6-0.

The German has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2020, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai Jan-Lennard lost in the 2^nd round 6-4 6-2 to Marton Fucsovics.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5^th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jan-Lennard Struff play each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Struff on hard.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.36
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 3.20

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Gael Monfils vs. Richard Gasquet

Head to head 10-7 for Monfils

Gael Monfils will square off with Richard Gasquet in the quarter for the 18^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Gael Monfils: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, Gael got to the quarter after defeating Marton Fucsovics 6-4 7-5 and Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-1 6-2.

Monfils has a 15-2 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Montpellier where he defeated Vasek Pospisil in the final 7-5 6-3 and in Rotterdam where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Dubai Gael had to surrender in the semifinal 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) to Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Richard Gasquet: ranking and results

Ranked no. 56, Richard got to the quarter after defeating Lloyd Harris 7-6⁵ 6-4 and Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4.

Gasquet has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai The French Player didn’t compete in Dubai in 2019.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 18^th time that Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet square off. The head to head is 10-7 for Monfils (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Monfils won 7-6⁶ 7-5 6-4 in the 1^st round in Wimbledon back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gael Monfils who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Gael Monfils is the pick to win this match.
Gael Monfils -> 1.20
Richard Gasquet -> 4.50

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Andrey Rublev vs. Daniel Evans

Head to head 2-1 for Rublev

Andrey Rublev will fight against Daniel Evans in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14 (career high), Andrey reached the quarter after beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-4 and Filip Krajinovic 7-6³ 6-0.

The Russian has a 15-2 win-loss record in 2020, 13-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Doha where he beat Corentin Moutet in the final 6-2 7-6(3) and in Adelaide where he overcame Lloyd Harris in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year in Dubai The Russian didn’t compete in Dubai in 2019.

Daniel Evans: ranking and results

Ranked no. 37, Daniel got to the quarter after beating Fabio Fognini 3-6 6-4 7-5 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-5 3-6 7-6⁷.

Evans has a 10-4 win-loss record in 2020, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Dubai Daniel didn’t compete in Dubai in 2019.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Andrey Rublev and Daniel Evans fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Rublev won 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the quarter in Adelaide back in January 2020.