PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Ruusuvuori, Bonzi, Donskoy and Berankis to play on COURT 1 on Wednesday – Astana Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Emil Ruusuvuori, Benjamin Bonzi, Evgeny Donskoy and Richard Berankis are going to play on Wednesday at the Astana Open on COURT 1.

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Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Benjamin Bonzi

Head to head 1-0 for Bonzi

Emil Ruusuvuori will face Benjamin Bonzi in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:30 pm on COURT 1.

Emil Ruusuvuori: ranking and results

Ranked no. 84, will start his run in Nur-Sultan after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, FIN IND 3 where he beat 6-4 7-5 to Ramanathan in the Rubber 2 on the 17^th of September.

Emil has a 25-21 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Emil’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Atlanta and Salem.

Last year in Nur The Finn lost in the semifinal 7-5 6-2 to Adrian Mannarino.

Benjamin Bonzi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 61 (career high), will start his run in Nur-Sultan after he won the title in the Rennes Challenger after beating 7-6³ 7-6³ Moraing in the final.

The French player has a 56-21 win-loss record in 2021, 19-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Benjamin’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Istanbul Challenger,the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger,the Ostrava Challenger,the Segovia Challenger,the St. Tropez Challenger,the Cassis Challenger and the Rennes Challenger.

Last year in Nur Benjamin didn’t play in Nur in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Emil Ruusuvuori and Benjamin Bonzi play each other. Their head to head is 1-0 for Bonzi (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, Bonzi won 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 1^st round in Roland garros back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emil Ruusuvuori who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emil Ruusuvuori is the pick to win this match.
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 1.76
Benjamin Bonzi -> 2.11

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Evgeny Donskoy vs. Soon-Woo Kwon

Head to head 2-1 for Kwon

Evgeny Donskoy will square off with Soon-Woo Kwon in the 1^st round for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:00 pm on COURT 1.

Evgeny Donskoy: ranking and results

Ranked no. 150, the Russian got to the 1^st round after beating Andrea Vavassori 7-6⁴ 6-2 and Pavel Kotov 6-3 7-6⁴.

The Russian has a 16-22 win-loss record in 2021, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Donskoy’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Biella 2 Challenger.

Last year in Nur Donskoy surrendered in the qualifications 6-0 6-4 to Viktor Troicki.

Soon-Woo Kwon: ranking and results

Ranked no. 82, will start his run in Nur-Sultan after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NZL KOR 1 where he defeated 6-3 6-3 to Statham in the Rubber 4 on the 18^th of September.

Soon-Woo has a 22-18 win-loss record in 2021, 9-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Kwon’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Biella 2 Challenger.

Last year in Nur Kwon didn’t compete in Nur in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Evgeny Donskoy and Soon-Woo Kwon play each other. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Kwon (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Kwon won 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 in the semifinal in Biella 2 Challenger back in February 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Soon-Woo Kwon who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Soon-Woo Kwon is the pick to win this match.
Soon-Woo Kwon -> 2.13
Evgeny Donskoy -> 1.75

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Richard Berankis vs. Carlos Taberner

Head to head 0-0

Richard Berankis will come up against Carlos Taberner in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on COURT 1.

Richard Berankis: ranking and results

Ranked no. 109, Berankis will start his run in Nur-Sultan after he played his last match in Us Open where he lost 7-5 6-3 6-3

to Schwartzman in the 1^st round on the 30^th of August.

Richard has a 16-17 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.

Last year in Nur The Lithuanian didn’t compete in Nur in 2020.

Carlos Taberner: ranking and results

Ranked no. 117, Carlos will start his run in Nur-Sultan after he played his last match in the Szczecin Challenger where he lost 7-6² 6-4 to Andujar in the 1^st round on the 13^th of September.

The Spaniard has a 32-19 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Carlos’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Antalya 2 Challenger and the Aix En Provence Challenger.

Last year in Nur The Spaniard didn’t play in Nur in 2020.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Richard Berankis and Carlos Taberner since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Richard Berankis who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Richard Berankis is the pick to win this match.
Richard Berankis -> 1.55
Carlos Taberner -> 2.52

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Astana Open

• John MillmanMillman – Dmitry PopkoPopko (3-6 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Elias YmerYmer (6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Marc PolmansPolmans (6-4 2-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Benoit PairePaire (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Laslo DjereDjere – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 3-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Timofey SkatovSkatov – Andreas SeppiSeppi (7-6³ 4-6 6-1) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Astana Open

• Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Laslo DjereDjere – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Richard BerankisBerankis (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – John MillmanMillman (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Benjamin BonziBonzi (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Timofey SkatovSkatov – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction