Brandon Nakashima and Cem Ilkel will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:30 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 Cem Ilkel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cem Ilkel is the pick to win this match.
Cem Ilkel -> 0
Brandon Nakashima -> 0
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Prediction and head to head Brandon Nakashima vs. Cem Ilkel
There is no head to head record between Brandon Nakashima and Cem Ilkel since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Brandon Nakashima
Ranked no. 170, Brandon will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Doha where he lost 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2 to Karatsev in the qualifications on the 11th of January.
Nakashima 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.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 66-36 record. He has a positive 13-7 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Nakashima didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2020.
Cem Ilkel
Ranked no. 219, Cem will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Doha where he lost 2-6 7-6(2) 6-1 to Halys in the qualifications on the 12th of January.
The Turk has a 1-1 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, Cem has an overall 282-201 record. He has a negative 29-32 record on indoor hard courts.
Last year in the Istanbul Challenger
Cem lost in the 2nd round to Ilya Ivashka.
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