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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Kokkinakis, Travaglia, Nagal and Huesler to play on Friday – Sibiu Challenger

SIBIU CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Stefano Travaglia, Sumit Nagal and Marc-Andrea Huesler will play on Friday

Mark Hall

1 October 2021

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Stefano Travaglia, Sumit Nagal and Marc-Andrea Huesler are going to play on Friday at the Sibiu Challenger.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Alex Molcan

Head to head 0-0

Thanasi Kokkinakis will take on Alex Molcan in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Thanasi Kokkinakis: ranking and results

Ranked no. 194, Thanasi reached the quarter after beating Maximilian Marterer 6-4 6-3 and Ergi Kirkin 6-1 6-1.

The Australian has a 31-19 win-loss record in 2021, 16-6 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Australian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Biella 6 Challenger.

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger Thanasi didn’t compete in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Alex Molcan: ranking and results

Ranked no. 119, Molcan got to the quarter after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 6-2 and Vit Kopriva 1-6 6-0 6-4.

Alex has a 51-19 win-loss record in 2021, 39-12 on clay (See FULL STATS). Alex’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Belgrade,the Prostejov Challenger and the Liberec Challenger.

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger The Slovakian didn’t play in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Molcan who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alex Molcan is the pick to win this match.
Alex Molcan -> 2.36
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.59

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Stefano Travaglia vs. Zdenek Kolar

Head to head 1-0 for Travaglia

Stefano Travaglia will face Zdenek Kolar in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Stefano Travaglia: ranking and results

Ranked no. 97, Stefano got to the quarter after beating Lukas Rosol 6-3 6-3 and Yan Bondarevskiy 6-3 6-2.

Stefano has a 22-24 win-loss record in 2021, 14-13 on clay (See FULL STATS). Travaglia’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Melbourne.

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger Stefano didn’t compete in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Zdenek Kolar: ranking and results

Ranked no. 148 (career high), Zdenek reached the quarter after beating Marius Copil 7-5 6-4 and Stefan Palosi 7-5 7-5.

Zdenek has a 37-25 win-loss record in 2021, 33-17 on clay (See FULL STATS). Zdenek’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Oeiras 1 Challenger,the Iasi Challenger and the Szczecin Challenger.

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger The Czech didn’t play in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Stefano Travaglia and Zdenek Kolar play each other. Their record is 1-0 for Travaglia (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Travaglia won 6-4 6-4 in the 2^nd round in the Vicenza Challenger back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zdenek Kolar who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zdenek Kolar is the pick to win this match.
Zdenek Kolar -> 1.9
Stefano Travaglia -> 1.9

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Sumit Nagal vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux

Head to head 1-0 for Nagal

Sumit Nagal will compete against Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 7.

Sumit Nagal: ranking and results

Ranked no. 212, the Indian reached the quarter after defeating Lucas Miedler 6-3 6-1 and Jiri Lehecka 7-5 6-3.

Sumit has a 22-25 win-loss record in 2021, 21-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger Nagal didn’t play in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Geoffrey Blancaneaux: ranking and results

Ranked no. 297, Geoffrey reached the quarter after defeating Elmar Ejupovic 6-1 6-3 and Damir Dzumhur 6-2 4-6 6-2.

The French player has a 18-22 win-loss record in 2021, 11-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger The French player didn’t play in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Sumit Nagal and Geoffrey Blancaneaux square off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Nagal (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Nagal won 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in the Sardinia back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sumit Nagal who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sumit Nagal is the pick to win this match.
Sumit Nagal -> 1.67
Geoffrey Blancaneaux -> 2.2

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Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Franco Agamenone

Head to head 0-0

Marc-Andrea Huesler will compete against Franco Agamenone in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT.

Marc-Andrea Huesler: ranking and results

Ranked no. 172, Huesler reached the quarter after defeating Jelle Sels 6-3 6-3 and Yshai Oliel 6-4 6-1.

The Swiss has a 25-28 win-loss record in 2021, 13-13 on clay (See FULL STATS). Marc-Andrea’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Biel Challenger.

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger Marc-Andrea won the title last year in Sibiu Challenger after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-5 6-0.

Franco Agamenone: ranking and results

Ranked no. 234, Agamenone reached the quarter after defeating Vlad Victor Cornea 6-1 7-6³ and Vitaliy Sachko 7-6⁴ 7-5.

Agamenone has a 77-19 win-loss record in 2021, 56-14 on clay (See FULL STATS). Agamenone’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Cairo,M15 Monastir,M25 Most,M25 Montauban,Bresse,M25 Casinalbo,the Prague 3 Challenger and the Kyiv Challenger.

Last year in the Sibiu Challenger The Italian didn’t compete in the Sibiu Challenger in 2020.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Marc-Andrea Huesler and Franco Agamenone since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.