Ernesto Escobedo and Denis Istomin will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Morelos Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on ESTADIO MORELOS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernesto Escobedo who should win in 2 sets.
Ernesto Escobedo -> 1.42
Denis Istomin -> 2.78
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Prediction and head to head Ernesto Escobedo vs. Denis Istomin
This will be the 4th time that Ernesto Escobedo and Denis Istomin square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Escobedo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Escobedo won 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in the San Luis Potosi Challenger back in April 2022.
Ernesto Escobedo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-25 | 21-15 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 140, the American will start his run in the Morelos Challenger after he played his last match in the Aguascalientes Challenger where he lost 6-4 7-6(3) to Diez in the 2nd round on the 21st of April.
Escobedo has a compiled 15-10 win-loss record in 2022, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Escobedo’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Bendigo Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 243-182 record. He has a positive 177-116 record on hard.
Previously in the Morelos Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
Denis Istomin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-26 | 8-10 | 4-7 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-29 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 286, Istomin will start his run in the Morelos Challenger after he played his last match in the Aguascalientes Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Gaio in the 2nd round on the 21st of April.
Denis has an aggregate 6-10 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Uzbek has an overall 571-483 record. He has a positive 270-166 record on hard.
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