PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Mcdonald, Laaksonen, Gunneswaran and Rodionov to play on CENTER COURT on Saturday – Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger

SULTAN 1 CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Mackenzie Mcdonald, Henri Laaksonen, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Jurij Rodionov will play on Saturday

Mackenzie Mcdonald-Henri Laaksonen-Prajnesh Gunneswaran-Jurij Rodionov Stats info

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Mackenzie Mcdonald, Henri Laaksonen, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Jurij Rodionov are the semifinalists that are going to play on Saturday at the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger on CENTER COURT.

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Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Henri Laaksonen the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger

Mackenzie Mcdonald vs. Henri Laaksonen

Head to head 1-0 for Laaksonen

Mackenzie Mcdonald will compete against Henri Laaksonen in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT.

Mackenzie Mcdonald: ranking and results

Ranked no. 139, Mackenzie reached the semifinal after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-5, Denis Istomin 6-2 6-3 and Frederico Ferreira Silva 6-4 3-6 7-63.

The American has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Sultan 1 Challenger Mcdonald didn’t play in the Sultan 1 Challenger in 2020.

Henri Laaksonen: ranking and results

Ranked no. 134, Laaksonen got to the semifinal after defeating Roberto Quiroz 6-4 6-2, Borna Gojo 1-6 7-5 6-2 and Kacper Zuk 6-4 6-3.

Laaksonen has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Sultan 1 Challenger Laaksonen didn’t compete in the Sultan 1 Challenger in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Mackenzie Mcdonald and Henri Laaksonen square off. Their record is 1-0 for Laaksonen (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time they fought against each other, Laaksonen won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in the Houston back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mackenzie Mcdonald who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Mackenzie Mcdonald is the pick to win this match.
Mackenzie Mcdonald -> 1.51
Henri Laaksonen -> 2.56

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Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs. Jurij Rodionov the Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger

Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs. Jurij Rodionov

Head to head 1-0 for Rodionov

Prajnesh Gunneswaran will fight against Jurij Rodionov in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran: ranking and results

Ranked no. 138, Gunneswaran reached the semifinal after beating Dostanbek Tashbulatov 6-2 6-3, Brayden Schnur 3-6 6-3 6-0 and Martin Klizan 6-3 4-6 6-4.

The Indian has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Sultan 1 Challenger The Indian didn’t play in the Sultan 1 Challenger in 2020.

Jurij Rodionov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 152, Jurij got to the semifinal after beating Ivan Nedelko 6-3 6-3, Tatsuma Ito 6-3 6-2 and Tomas Machac 6-2 6-3.

Rodionov has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2021, 4-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Sultan 1 Challenger Rodionov had to surrender in the 3rd round 6-2 6-2 to Bernabe Zapata Miralles.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Jurij Rodionov face off. Their actual record is 1-0 for Rodionov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Rodionov won 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the 1st round in the Kaohsiung Challenger back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jurij Rodionov who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jurij Rodionov is the pick to win this match.
Jurij Rodionov -> 2.4
Prajnesh Gunneswaran -> 1.57

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Last Results

These are the last results of the The Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger

  • Denys Molchanov/Aleksandr NedovesovMolchanov/Aleksandr NedovesovJulian Lenz/Roberto QuirozLenz/Roberto Quiroz (4-6 6-3 10-4) – Score progression – Stats
 

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the The Nur-Sultan 1 Challenger