ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Marin Cilic, Joao Menezes, Fabio Fognini and Yuichi Sugita are going to play on Saturday at the Olympics on Court 3.

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Marin Cilic vs. Joao Menezes

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Marin Cilic will square off with Joao Menezes in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on Court 3.

Marin Cilic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, the Croatian will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 6-73 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 to Medvedev in the 3rd round on the 3rd of July.

The Croatian has a 19-12 win-loss record in 2021, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the year was conquering the title in Stuttgart where he overcame Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-6(2) 6-3.

Joao Menezes: ranking and results

Ranked no. 217, Joao will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Pinnington in the qualifications on the 22nd of June.

The Brazilian has a 18-23 win-loss record in 2021, 1-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Marin Cilic and Joao Menezes since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marin Cilic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marin Cilic is the pick to win this match.
Marin Cilic -> 1.068
Joao Menezes -> 9.4

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Fabio Fognini vs. Yuichi Sugita

Head to head 0-0

Fabio Fognini will take on Yuichi Sugita in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Court 3.

Fabio Fognini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Fognini will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Bastad where he lost 6-3 1-6 6-4 to Carballes Baena in the 2nd round on the 15th of July.

Fabio has a 17-16 win-loss record in 2021, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Yuichi Sugita: ranking and results

Ranked no. 114, the Japanese will start his run in Tokyo after he played his last match in Newport where he lost 6-0 6-2 to Thompson in the 2nd round on the 14th of July.

The Japanese has a 5-11 win-loss record in 2021, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Sugita’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Lugano Challenger.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record

between Fabio Fognini and Yuichi Sugita since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Fognini won 3-6 6-1 3-6 7-6(6) 7-5 in the Rubber 4 in Davis Cup, World Group, 1R, JPN ITA 1 back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Fabio Fognini who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Fabio Fognini is the pick to win this match.
Fabio Fognini -> 1.222
Yuichi Sugita -> 4.5

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Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Olympics