PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Ruusuvuori, Gerasimov, Albot and Van De Zandschulp to play on COURT 1 on Sunday – St. Petersburg Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Emil Ruusuvuori, Egor Gerasimov, Radu Albot and Botic Van De Zandschulp are going to compete on Sunday at the St. Petersburg Open on COURT 1.

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Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Gilles Simon

Head to head 0-0

Emil Ruusuvuori will fight against Gilles Simon in the qualifications for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:30 pm on COURT 1.

Emil Ruusuvuori: ranking and results

Ranked no. 75, the Finn will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-2 7-5 to Khachanov in the 2^nd round on the 10^th of October.

Emil has a 28-24 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

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

Last year in St. Petersburg Emil didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2020.

Gilles Simon: ranking and results

Ranked no. 117, Simon will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Moscow where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Karatsev in the quarter on the 22^nd of October.

Simon has a 6-21 win-loss record in 2021, 2-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg Gilles didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2020.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Emil Ruusuvuori and Gilles Simon 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 Emil Ruusuvuori who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emil Ruusuvuori is the pick to win this match.
Emil Ruusuvuori -> 1.35
Gilles Simon -> 3.2

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Egor Gerasimov vs. Damir Dzumhur

Head to head 1-1

Egor Gerasimov will compete against Damir Dzumhur in the qualifications for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1.

Egor Gerasimov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 109, Egor will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Moscow where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Karatsev in the 2^nd round on the 21^st of October.

The Belarussian has a 20-27 win-loss record in 2021, 11-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

The Belarussian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Montpellier.

Last year in St. Petersburg Egor had to surrender in the 1^st round 6-4 7-6(4) to Evgeny Donskoy.

Damir Dzumhur: ranking and results

Ranked no. 137, Dzumhur will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Moscow where he lost 6-7⁴ 6-1 6-1 to Cilic in the 1^st round on the 18^th of October.

Damir has a 28-28 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Dzumhur’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Belgrade Challenger.

Last year in St. Petersburg Damir didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2020. Dzumhur conquered the title at the St. Petersburg Open once in 2017 when he defeated Fabio Fognini 3-6 6-4 6-2.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Egor Gerasimov and Damir Dzumhur play each other. Their record is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Gerasimov on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Gerasimov won 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 in the 1^st round in Moscow back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Egor Gerasimov who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Egor Gerasimov is the pick to win this match.
Egor Gerasimov -> 1.59
Damir Dzumhur -> 2.36

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Radu Albot vs. Federico Coria

Head to head 1-0 for Coria

Radu Albot will come up against Federico Coria in the qualifications for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1.

Radu Albot: ranking and results

Ranked no. 120, Albot will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Moscow where he lost 7-6⁵ 6-3 to Marchenko in the qualifications on the 16^th of October.

The Moldovan has a 12-23 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

The Moldovan’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Singapore.

Last year in St. Petersburg Albot didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2020.

Federico Coria: ranking and results

Ranked no. 68, the Argentine will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Moscow where he lost 6-2 6-1 to Berankis in the 2^nd round on the 21^st of October.

Coria has a 35-27 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Federico’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Prostejov Challenger,the Milan Challenger,the Anif Challenger and Bastad.

Last year in St. Petersburg Coria didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2020.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Radu Albot and Federico Coria fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Coria (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Coria won 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 1^st round in Melbourne back in February 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Radu Albot who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Radu Albot is the pick to win this match.
Radu Albot -> 1.59
Federico Coria -> 2.36

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Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Marc Polmans

Head to head 0-0

Botic Van De Zandschulp will come up against Marc Polmans in the qualifications for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1.

Botic Van De Zandschulp: ranking and results

Ranked no. 61 (career high), Van De Zandschulp will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Antwerp where he lost 6-2 6-0 to Brooksby in the 2^nd round on the 20^th of October.

Van De Zandschulp has a 46-21 win-loss record in 2021, 2-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Van De Zandschulp’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Amersfoort Challenger.

Last year in St. Petersburg Botic didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2020.

Marc Polmans: ranking and results

Ranked no. 153, the Australian will start his run in St. Petersburg after he played his last match in Moscow where he lost 7-6⁵ 6-2 to Gojo in the qualifications on the 16^th of October.

Marc has a 15-26 win-loss record in 2021, 2-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in St. Petersburg Polmans didn’t compete in St. Petersburg in 2020.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Botic Van De Zandschulp and Marc Polmans 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 Botic Van De Zandschulp who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Botic Van De Zandschulp is the pick to win this match.
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 1.24
Marc Polmans -> 4.05

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Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the St. Petersburg Open

• Gilles SimonSimon – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marin CilicCilic – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (5-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• John MillmanMillman – Yshai OlielOliel (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy – Mikael YmerYmer (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Federico DelbonisDelbonis – Pablo AndujarAndujar (2-6) – H2H – Prediction
• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Federico CoriaCoria – Radu AlbotAlbot (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Laslo DjereDjere – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander BublikBublik – Evgeny TyurnevTyurnev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Marc PolmansPolmans (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Tommy PaulPaul (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Benjamin BonziBonzi – Dmitry PopkoPopko (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Evgeny KarlovskiyKarlovskiy (0-0) – H2H – Prediction