Berk Ilkel and Fernando Verdasco will square off in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Fernando Verdasco who should win in 2 sets.
Fernando Verdasco -> 1.01
Berk Ilkel -> 26
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Prediction and head to head Berk Ilkel vs. Fernando Verdasco
There is no head to head record between Berk Ilkel and Fernando Verdasco since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Berk Ilkel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 12-9 | 0-2 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-23 | 7-7 | 15-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 14-21 | 3-5 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-22 | 10-10 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Ilkel will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Monastir where he lost 6-2 6-2 to Marmousez in the 1st round on the 27th of July.
Ilkel has a composed 9-13 win-loss record in 2022, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Ilkel has an overall 44-59 record. He has a negative 12-14 record on hard.
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See his history.
Fernando Verdasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6-16 | 3-6 | 1-8 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 17-12 | 12-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 10-20 | 7-6 | 3-7 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-8 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-27 | 6-8 | 8-9 | 7-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 122, the Spaniard will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 to Kwon
in the 1st round on the 30th of August.The Spaniard has a compiled 29-25 win-loss record in 2022, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Verdasco’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Monterrey Challenger.
In terms of his career, Fernando has an overall 655-489 record. He has a positive 238-178 record on hard.
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