Nicolas Alvarez Varona and Aldin Setkic will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Alvarez Varona who should win in 3 sets.
Nicolas Alvarez Varona -> 1.57
Aldin Setkic -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Alvarez Varona vs. Aldin Setkic
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Alvarez Varona and Aldin Setkic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nicolas Alvarez Varona
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-26 | 4-3 | 36-19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-9 | 3-2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-34 | 3-7 | 13-19 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-26 | 11-8 | 29-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-9 | 21-6 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 220 (career-high), Alvarez Varona will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in the Seville Challenger where he lost 6-2 7-6(6) to Bonadio in the 1st round on the 5th of September.
Alvarez Varona has a compiled 15-24 win-loss record in 2022, 1-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Liberec Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Alvarez Varona has an overall 139-103 record. He has a positive 71-43 record on hard.
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Aldin Setkic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-17 | 9-9 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-24 | 4-3 | 16-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 1-2 | 14-16 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2021 | 39-28 | 11-8 | 23-15 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 2020 | 16-12 | 9-5 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 363, Setkic will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Maribor where he lost 2-6 6-4 6-4
to Dimic in the 1st round on the 7th of September.Aldin has a composed 23-24 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Setkic’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Split.
In terms of his career, Aldin has an overall 491-332 record. He has a positive 254-116 record on hard.
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