Paolo Lorenzi and Ergi Kirkin will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Paolo Lorenzi who should win in 3 sets.
Paolo Lorenzi -> 1.727
Ergi Kirkin -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Paolo Lorenzi vs. Ergi Kirkin
There is no head to head record between Paolo Lorenzi and Ergi Kirkin since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Paolo Lorenzi
Ranked no. 145, Lorenzi will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Doha where he lost 7-5 6-1 to Smith in the qualifications on the 11th of January.
Lorenzi has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.
Talking about his overall career, The Italian has an overall 647-529 record. He has a negative 39-47 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Paolo didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Ergi Kirkin
Ranked no. 446, Kirkin will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in Antalya where he lost 6-0 6-4 to Berrettini in the 1st round on the 8th of January.
Ergi has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.
In terms of his career, Kirkin has an overall 23-22 record. He has a flat 2-2 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Kirkin had to surrender in the 1st round to Ilya Ivashka.
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