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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Kuznetsov, De Jong, Ilkel and Bergs to play on Friday – St. Petersburg 1 Challenger

ST. PETERSBURG 1 CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Andrey Kuznetsov, Jesper De Jong, Cem Ilkel and Zizou Bergs will play on Friday

Mark Hall

5 March 2021

Andrey Kuznetsov-Jesper De Jong-Cem Ilkel-Zizou Bergs Stats info

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Andrey Kuznetsov, Jesper De Jong, Cem Ilkel and Zizou Bergs are going to play on Friday at the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Andrey Kuznetsov vs. Artem Dubrivnyy

Head to head 0-0

Andrey Kuznetsov will fight against Artem Dubrivnyy in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT.

Andrey Kuznetsov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 508, Kuznetsov reached the quarter after defeating Jonas Forejtek 6-1 6-7⁵ 7-5, Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-1, Matija Pecotic 7-6⁰ 6-2 and Mirza Basic 6-1 6-1.

The Russian has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2021, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 St. Petersburg.

Artem Dubrivnyy: ranking and results

Ranked no. 436, the Russian reached the quarter after beating Konstantin Kravchuk 7-6³ 6-4, Skander Mansouri 4-6 7-6⁶ 6-0, Igor Sijsling 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Viktor Durasovic 7-5 3-6 6-3.

The Russian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Andrey Kuznetsov and Artem Dubrivnyy since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Kuznetsov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Andrey Kuznetsov is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 1.32
Artem Dubrivnyy -> 3.38

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Jesper De Jong vs. Altug Celikbilek

Head to head 0-0

Jesper De Jong will play Altug Celikbilek in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:30 pm on COURT 2.

Jesper De Jong: ranking and results

Ranked no. 315, De Jong got to the quarter after beating Uladzimir Ignatik 6-4 4-6 6-3 and Evgeny Tyurnev 6-3 6-3.

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

Altug Celikbilek: ranking and results

Ranked no. 286 (career high), Celikbilek reached the quarter after defeating Khumoun Sultanov 6-4 6-1 and Alexey Vatutin 6-3 7-6³.

The Turk has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jesper De Jong and Altug Celikbilek since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jesper De Jong who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.78
Altug Celikbilek -> 2.04

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Cem Ilkel vs. Vit Kopriva

Head to head 1-0 for Ilkel

Cem Ilkel will play Vit Kopriva in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Cem Ilkel: ranking and results

Ranked no. 210, the Turk got to the quarter after beating Shuichi Sekiguchi 6-3 6-2 and Dominic Stephan Stricker 6-7⁵ 6-3 6-3.

The Turk has a 11-6 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Cem’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Antalya Challenger and the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger.

Vit Kopriva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 305, Kopriva got to the quarter after defeating Ivan Gakhov 7-5 1-6 7-6⁷ and Roberto Quiroz 6-2 6-4.

Vit has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Cem Ilkel and Vit Kopriva face off. Their record is 1-0 for Ilkel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Ilkel won 6-2 6-7(1) 6-1 in the quarter in the Quimper Challenger back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cem Ilkel who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cem Ilkel is the pick to win this match.
Cem Ilkel -> 1.30
Vit Kopriva -> 3.40

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Zizou Bergs vs. Lucas Catarina

Head to head 1-0 for Catarina

Zizou Bergs will take on Lucas Catarina in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Zizou Bergs: ranking and results

Ranked no. 435, Bergs got to the quarter after defeating Nerman Fatic 6-4 6-2, Ivan Nedelko 6-2 6-1, Harry Bourchier 6-4 6-2 and Pavel Kotov 6-0 7-5.

Bergs has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Belgian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M15+H Bressuire.

Lucas Catarina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 432, Catarina reached the quarter after defeating Benjamin Hassan 6-4 6-4, Alessandro Bega 6-2 6-3, Christopher Eubanks 7-5 6-2 and Matthew Ebden 7-6⁴ 6-2.

Lucas has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Zizou Bergs and Lucas Catarina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Catarina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time when they played, Catarina won 6-4 3-6 7-6(15) in the 1^st round in the 1100183804 back in February 2021.