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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Safiullin, Kovacevic, Nanda and Gomez to play on Friday – Lexington Challenger

LEXINGTON CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Roman Safiullin, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Govind Nanda and Emilio Gomez will play on Friday

Mark Hall

5 August 2022

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Roman Safiullin, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Govind Nanda and Emilio Gomez are going to play on Friday at the Lexington Challenger.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Roman Safiullin vs. Juncheng Shang

Head to head 0-0

Roman Safiullin will take on Juncheng Shang in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT 1.

Roman Safiullin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 124, Safiullin got to the quarter after defeating Alafia Ayeni 6-3 6-4 and Mukund Sasikumar 6-3 7-6³.

Roman has a 27-13 win-loss record in 2022, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Sultan Challenger.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger The Russian didn’t play in the Lexington Challenger in 2021.

Juncheng Shang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 344 (career high), Juncheng reached the quarter after defeating Stefan Dostanic 6-0 4-6 6-3 and Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6⁵ 6-3.

Juncheng has a 25-16 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Juncheng’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Naples.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger The Chinese didn’t compete in the Lexington Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Juncheng Shang since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roman Safiullin who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Roman Safiullin is the pick to win this match.
Roman Safiullin -> 1.31
Juncheng Shang -> 3.32

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Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Roberto Quiroz

Head to head 1-0 for Kovacevic

Seeded no. 7, Aleksandar Kovacevic will play Roberto Quiroz for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT 1.

Aleksandar Kovacevic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 229, Kovacevic got to the quarter after beating Zachary Svajda 7-5 6-1 and Billy Harris 7-6⁵ 1-6 6-4.

Kovacevic has a 26-17 win-loss record in 2022, 13-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Kovacevic’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Indianapolis Challenger.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger Kovacevic lost in the qualifications 7-6(7) 7-5 to Oliver Crawford.

Roberto Quiroz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 267, Quiroz got to the quarter after defeating Yunseong Chung 6-2 5-7 6-1 and Gijs Brouwer 6-4 6-4.

Quiroz has a 29-21 win-loss record in 2022, 13-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Roberto’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Cancun and the Salinas Challenger.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger The Ecuadorian lost in the 1^st round 6-4 6-1 to Darian King.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Aleksandar Kovacevic and Roberto Quiroz fight against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Kovacevic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Kovacevic won 6-1 5-7 6-4 in the 1^st round in the Orlando Challenger back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Kovacevic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.48
Roberto Quiroz -> 2.57

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Govind Nanda vs. Enzo Couacaud

Head to head 0-0

Govind Nanda will square off with Enzo Couacaud in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 am on COURT 6.

Govind Nanda: ranking and results

Ranked no. 433, Govind got to the quarter after beating Dalibor Svrcina 7-6⁸ 6-1 and Brandon Holt 6-7¹ 6-4 6-2.

Govind has a 19-15 win-loss record in 2022, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Nanda’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Tulsa.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger The American had to surrender in the 1^st round 6-1 6-4 to Ernesto Escobedo.

Enzo Couacaud: ranking and results

Ranked no. 203, Couacaud reached the quarter after defeating Evan Zhu 6-2 6-1 and Keegan Smith 6-2 6-4.

Enzo has a 24-18 win-loss record in 2022, 17-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). Couacaud’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Bendigo Challenger.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger The French player didn’t compete in the Lexington Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Govind Nanda and Enzo Couacaud since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Enzo Couacaud who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Enzo Couacaud is the pick to win this match.
Enzo Couacaud -> 2.49
Govind Nanda -> 1.51

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Emilio Gomez vs. Nicolas Mejia

Head to head 5-0 for Gomez

Emilio Gomez will come up against Nicolas Mejia in the quarter for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT 1.

Emilio Gomez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 121 (career high), the Ecuadorian reached the quarter after defeating Cannon Kingsley 6-4 3-6 7-5 and Ryan Harrison 7-5 6-4.

The Ecuadorian has a 30-17 win-loss record in 2022, 26-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Ecuadorian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Salinas Challenger,the Malaga Challenger and the Winnipeg Challenger.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger Gomez surrendered in the 1^st round 6-1 3-6 7-6(6) to Jason Murray Kubler.

Nicolas Mejia: ranking and results

Ranked no. 313, Mejia reached the quarter after beating Hady Habib 6-3 6-4 and Strong Kirchheimer 7-6² 3-6 6-3.

Mejia has a 20-23 win-loss record in 2022, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Colombian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Anapoima and the Cali Challenger.

Last year in the Lexington Challenger The Colombian surrendered in the 1^st round 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1 to Aidan Mchugh.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Emilio Gomez and Nicolas Mejia clash against each other. Their current head to head is 5-0 for Gomez (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Gomez won 6-3 6-1 in the 2^nd round in the Winnipeg Challenger back in July 2022.