ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Taylor Harry Fritz, Jan-Lennard Struff, Marin Cilic and Botic Van De Zandschulp are the semifinalists that are going to play on Saturday at the St. Petersburg Open on CENTRE COURT.
Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
Head to head 1-0 for Struff
Taylor Harry Fritz will take on Jan-Lennard Struff in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Taylor Harry Fritz: ranking and results
Ranked no. 28, Taylor reached the semifinal after defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-1 6-4, Tommy Paul 7-63 6-4 and John Millman 6-4 6-2.
Fritz has a 29-19 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Taylor’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Doha, Cagliari, Los Cabos, Atlanta and Indian Wells.
Last year in St. Petersburg Fritz lost in the 1st round 6-4 4-6 6-3 to Cameron Norrie.
Jan-Lennard Struff: ranking and results
Ranked no. 53, Jan-Lennard got to the semifinal after defeating James Duckworth 7-63 6-2, Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3 and Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-3.
The German has a 24-26 win-loss record in 2021, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Jan-Lennard’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Munich.
Last year in St. Petersburg The German didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Taylor Harry Fritz and Jan-Lennard Struff face off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
Previously, the last time they squared off, Struff won 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Wimbledon back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Harry Fritz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taylor Harry Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 1.55
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 2.59
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Marin Cilic vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp
Head to head 0-0
Marin Cilic will come up against Botic Van De Zandschulp in the semifinal for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Marin Cilic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 35, the Croatian reached the semifinal after beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-3, Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-71 6-4 and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 3-6 6-3.
The Croatian has a 29-18 win-loss record in 2021, 9-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was conquering the title in Stuttgart where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-6(2) 6-3.
Last year in St. Petersburg Marin didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2020. Marin conquered the title at the St. Petersburg Open in 2011.
Botic Van De Zandschulp: ranking and results
Ranked no. 69, Botic reached the semifinal after beating Marc Polmans 6-6 ret., Evgeny Donskoy 5-7 6-3 6-2, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-2, Sebastian Korda 6-2 7-5 and Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4.
The Dutch has a 51-21 win-loss record in 2021, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Botic’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Amersfoort Challenger.
Last year in St. Petersburg Botic didn’t play in St. Petersburg in 2020.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Marin Cilic and Botic Van De Zandschulp 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 Marin Cilic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marin Cilic is the pick to win this match.
Marin Cilic -> 1.74
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 2.19
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Last Results
These are the last results of the St. Petersburg Open
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Andrey RublevRublev (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Marin CilicCilic – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the St. Petersburg Open
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Marin CilicCilic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
