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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Ymer, Ilkel, Basic and Bourgue to play on COURT 4 on Friday – Split 2 Challenger

SPLIT 2 CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elias Ymer, Cem Ilkel, Mirza Basic and Mathias Bourgue will play on Friday

Mark Hall

16 April 2021

Elias Ymer-Cem Ilkel-Mirza Basic-Mathias Bourgue Stats info

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elias Ymer, Cem Ilkel, Mirza Basic and Mathias Bourgue are going to play on Friday at the Split 2 Challenger on COURT 4.

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Elias Ymer vs. Cem Ilkel

Head to head 0-0

Elias Ymer will play Cem Ilkel in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 4.

Elias Ymer: ranking and results

Ranked no. 207, Elias got to the quarter after beating Alexandre Muller 7-5 6-4 and Nino Serdarusic 7-6² 5-7 6-3.

The Swede has a 7-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Cem Ilkel: ranking and results

Ranked no. 213, Cem got to the quarter after beating Enzo Couacaud 6-2 7-6⁴ and Hugo Gaston 2-6 6-3 7-6⁷.

Ilkel has a 13-10 win-loss record in 2021, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS). Cem’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Antalya Challenger and the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Elias Ymer and Cem Ilkel since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Previously, the last time when they played each other, Ymer won 4-6 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-3 in the Rubber 2 in the 4 back in 2017.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elias Ymer who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elias Ymer is the pick to win this match.
Elias Ymer -> 1.41
Cem Ilkel -> 2.91

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Mirza Basic vs. Mathias Bourgue

Head to head 1-0 for Basic

Mirza Basic will face Mathias Bourgue in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 4.

Mirza Basic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 287, Mirza reached the quarter after beating Tung-Lin Wu 6-3 6-2, Denis Istomin 6-3 6-1 and Andrea Collarini 6-4 6-4.

The Bosnian has a 19-6 win-loss record in 2021, 8-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Mathias Bourgue: ranking and results

Ranked no. 217, Mathias got to the quarter after beating Mohamed Safwat 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Joao Domingues 6-3 6-4.

The French player has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). The French player best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Biella 1 Challenger.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Mirza Basic and Mathias Bourgue face off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Basic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Basic won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the qualifications in the Australian Open back in 2016.