Henri Laaksonen and Denis Istomin will square off in the 1st round of the Helsinki Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Henri Laaksonen who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Henri Laaksonen is the pick to win this match.
Henri Laaksonen -> 1.3
Denis Istomin -> 3.4

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Prediction and head to head Henri Laaksonen vs. Denis Istomin

This will be the 2nd time that Henri Laaksonen and Denis Istomin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Istomin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they locked horns, Istomin won 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 7-5 in the Rubber 4 in 3 back in 2016.

Henri Laaksonen

Ranked no. 97, Laaksonen will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he played his last match in the Roanne Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Kravchenko in the 1st round on the 9th of November.

Henri has an aggregate 41-24 win-loss record in 2021, 14-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Orleans Challenger where he defeated Dennis Novak in the final 6-1 2-6 6-2.

Talking about his overall career, Laaksonen has an overall 410-326 record. He has a positive 107-72 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2013. See his history

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Helsinki Challenger
Laaksonen's Record

Denis Istomin

Ranked no. 244, Denis will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he played his last match in Stockholm where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Krajinovic in the 1st round on the 8th of November.

Istomin has a compiled 17-28 win-loss record in 2021, 7-11 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The Uzbek has an overall 565-472 record. He has a negative 103-112 record on indoor hard courts.

Helsinki Challenger
Istomin's Record

Tennis Scores in Helsinki Challenger

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