Illya Marchenko and James Ward will square off in the qualifications of the Truist Atlanta Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Illya Marchenko who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Illya Marchenko is the pick to win this match.
Illya Marchenko -> 1.38
James Ward -> 3.04
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Prediction and head to head Illya Marchenko vs. James Ward
This will be the 3rd time that Illya Marchenko and James Ward square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Marchenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Marchenko won 6-4 7-6(4) in the qualifications in London back in June 2021.
Illya Marchenko
Ranked no. 161, Marchenko will start his run in Atlanta after he played his last match in Los Cabos where he lost 6-1 6-7(9) 7-5 to Fritz in the 2nd round on the 21st of July.
Marchenko has an overall 26-17 win-loss record in 2021, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Marchenko’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, The Ukrainian has an overall 515-369 record. He has a positive 213-145 record on hard.
Previously in Atlanta
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2010 and 2014. See his history.
James Ward
Ranked no. 354, the Brit will start his run in Atlanta after he played his last match in the Cary Challenger where he lost 7-6(1) 6-0 to Galarneau in the 1st round on the 20th of July.
The Brit has an aggregate 1-5 win-loss record in 2021, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Ward has an overall 391-357 record. He has a positive 211-165 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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