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.

As per the initial odds, Fernando Verdasco is the pick to win this match.
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

Berk Ilkel

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Rank
High
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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.

Istanbul Challenger
Ilkel's Record

Fernando Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco

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Rank
651
High
7
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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.

Istanbul Challenger
Verdasco's Record

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