PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Verdasco, Ionut Apostol, Jecan and Kirci to play on CENTER COURT on Monday – Istanbul Challenger

ISTANBUL CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Fernando Verdasco, Bogdan Ionut Apostol, Mircea-Alexandru Jecan and Koray Kirci will play on Monday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Fernando Verdasco, Bogdan Ionut Apostol, Mircea-Alexandru Jecan and Koray Kirci are going to play on Monday at the Istanbul Challenger on CENTER COURT.

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Fernando Verdasco vs. Berk Ilkel the Istanbul Challenger

Fernando Verdasco vs. Berk Ilkel

Head to head 0-0

Fernando Verdasco will compete against Berk Ilkel in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Fernando Verdasco: ranking and results

Ranked no. 122, the Spaniard will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in the Vancouver Challenger where he lost to Lestienne in the quarter on the 19th of August.

Fernando has a 29-25 win-loss record in 2022, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Spaniard’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Monterrey Challenger.

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Verdasco didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2021.

Berk Ilkel: ranking and results

Ranked no. (career high), the Turk will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Monastir where he lost to in the 1st round on the 27th of July.

The Turk has a 9-13 win-loss record in 2022, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Berk capitulated in the qualifications 6-1 6-3 to Alexander Shevchenko.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Fernando Verdasco and Berk Ilkel since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Fernando Verdasco who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Fernando Verdasco is the pick to win this match.
Fernando Verdasco -> 1.01
Berk Ilkel -> 26

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Bogdan Ionut Apostol vs. Cengiz Aksu the Istanbul Challenger

Bogdan Ionut Apostol vs. Cengiz Aksu

Head to head 1-0 for Ionut Apostol

Bogdan Ionut Apostol will take on Cengiz Aksu in the qualifications for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Bogdan Ionut Apostol: ranking and results

Ranked no. 583, the Romanian got to the qualifications after defeating Divij Sharan 6-3 3-6 6-1.

Bogdan has a 19-22 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Bogdan’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya.

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Romanian didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2021.

Cengiz Aksu: ranking and results

Ranked no. (career high), Cengiz reached the qualifications after defeating Duje Ajdukovic 6-1 6-3.

The Turk has a 12-10 win-loss record in 2022, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Aksu didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Bogdan Ionut Apostol and Cengiz Aksu face off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Ionut Apostol (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Ionut Apostol won 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in the 1100180849 back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Bogdan Ionut Apostol who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Bogdan Ionut Apostol is the pick to win this match.
Bogdan Ionut Apostol -> 1.40
Cengiz Aksu -> 2.75

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Mircea-Alexandru Jecan vs. Marek Gengel the Istanbul Challenger

Mircea-Alexandru Jecan vs. Marek Gengel

Head to head 0-0

Mircea-Alexandru Jecan will play Marek Gengel in the qualifications for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT.

Mircea-Alexandru Jecan: ranking and results

Ranked no. 727, Mircea-Alexandru got to the qualifications after defeating Courtney John Lock 7-64 6-3.

The Romanian has a 12-14 win-loss record in 2022, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Romanian lost in the qualifications 7-5 6-2 to Geoffrey Blancaneaux.

Marek Gengel: ranking and results

Ranked no. 382 (career high), the Czech got to the qualifications after beating Fernando Romboli 6-0 6-1.

Gengel has a 24-20 win-loss record in 2022, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Gengel’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Sharm ElSheikh.

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Czech didn’t compete in the Istanbul Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Mircea-Alexandru Jecan and Marek Gengel since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marek Gengel who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Marek Gengel is the pick to win this match.
Marek Gengel -> 4.55
Mircea-Alexandru Jecan -> 1.17

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Koray Kirci vs. Aleksandre Metreveli the Istanbul Challenger

Koray Kirci vs. Aleksandre Metreveli

Head to head 2-1 for Metreveli

Koray Kirci will square off with Aleksandre Metreveli in the 1st round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Koray Kirci: ranking and results

Ranked no. , Koray will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Budapest where he lost to in the 2nd round on the 8th of September.

Koray has a 14-20 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger Koray capitulated in the 1st round 6-3 6-2 to Marc Polmans.

Aleksandre Metreveli: ranking and results

Ranked no. 570, the Georgean will start his run in Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Budapest where he lost to in the quarter on the 9th of September.

Metreveli has a 21-18 win-loss record in 2022, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Georgean’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Tbilisi.

Last year in the Istanbul Challenger The Georgean didn’t play in the Istanbul Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Koray Kirci and Aleksandre Metreveli clash against each other. Their actual record is 2-1 for Metreveli (see full H2H stats), but Kirci leads 1-0 on hard.

The last time they squared off, Metreveli won 6-2 3-1 ret. in the quarter in the 1100045737 back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandre Metreveli who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aleksandre Metreveli is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandre Metreveli -> 4.45
Koray Kirci -> 1.177

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Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the The Istanbul Challenger