MAIA CHALLENGER DRAW. Denis Istomin’s prediction with Borges next. H2H and rankings

Maia Challenger draw - Denis Istomin. See the draw preview and prediction with Nuno Borges, Oleksii Krutykh, Riccardo Bonadio, Geoffrey Blancaneaux, Jurij Rodionov in the the Maia Challenger.

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Denis Istomin is about to commence his run in the draw in the Maia Challenger.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Denis Istomin’s projected draw with the likely opponents in the the Maia Challenger. Denis has a neutral record (2-2) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Nuno Borges (93) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Oleksii Krutykh (190) – H2H 0-0
or Pedro Sousa (190) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Riccardo Bonadio (194) – H2H 0-1
or Nicolas Alvarez Varona (194) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Geoffrey Blancaneaux (135) – H2H 0-0
or Timofey Skatov (135) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jurij Rodionov (120) – H2H 2-1
or Elias Ymer (120) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Nuno Borges’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

49 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
112
High
46
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 49-26 7-5 28-13 11-5 3-3 0-0
2021 52-21 6-4 46-17 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 31-7 29-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 16-5 15-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 27-7 12-4 13-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2017 20-5 17-3 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 8-4 4-3 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2015 10-6 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Nuno Borges has a 46-25 record in 2022, 25-12 on clay. In the last 8 years, the Portuguese has a 98-41 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Nuno won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Nuno’s best result of this season was reaching the semifinal the Bergamo Challenger.

Last year in the Maia Challenger Nuno lost to Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the semifinal 7-6(3) 6-0.

H2H Denis Istomin vs. Nuno Borges

There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Nuno Borges since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

R2 – Oleksii Krutykh’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

49 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
185
High
160
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 49-27 2-3 44-20 3-4 0-0 0-0
2021 41-25 8-3 32-20 1-2 0-0 0-0
2020 22-12 13-7 7-4 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 33-23 3-5 21-15 9-3 0-0 0-0
2018 20-14 1-1 16-7 2-5 0-0 1-1

Oleksii Krutykh has a 49-26 record in 2022, 44-19 on clay. Regarding the previous 5 years, Oleksii has a 120-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Oleksii will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Oleksii’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the final M25 Antalya, the Prague 3 Challenger and the Valencia Challenger.

Last year in the Maia Challenger the Ukrainian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Denis Istomin vs. Oleksii Krutykh

There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Oleksii Krutykh since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Denis Istomin may come up against Pedro Sousa. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Riccardo Bonadio’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Riccardo Bonadio

45 - 33win/loss in 2024

Rank
187
High
164
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 45-33 2-2 42-30 0-0 1-1 0-0
2021 28-33 0-0 27-32 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 29-15 6-3 23-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 30-36 2-2 23-27 5-6 0-0 0-1
2018 65-28 4-4 61-24 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 46-25 4-2 41-22 1-1 0-0 0-0
2016 50-32 16-7 30-23 0-0 0-0 4-2
2015 38-28 10-9 28-19 0-0 0-0 0-0

Riccardo Bonadio has a 43-32 record in 2022, 40-29 on clay. Talking about the previous 8 years, Bonadio has a 226-153 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Riccardo needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 6 matches.

The Italian’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final M25 Antalya, M25 Opatija and the Bratislava Challenger.

Last year in the Maia Challenger Bonadio didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Denis Istomin vs. Riccardo Bonadio

This match would represent the 2nd time that Denis Istomin and Riccardo Bonadio square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bonadio (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay at challenger or futures level.

Nevertheless, Denis Istomin may square off with Nicolas Alvarez Varona. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Geoffrey Blancaneaux’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

40 - 38win/loss in 2024

Rank
170
High
134
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-38 17-10 14-15 8-10 1-3 0-0
2021 26-31 8-6 17-19 0-3 0-1 1-2
2020 23-17 11-3 5-9 6-3 0-0 1-2
2019 51-26 16-7 29-11 5-7 0-0 1-1
2018 38-26 18-4 16-17 2-4 0-0 2-1
2017 45-25 6-5 33-11 6-9 0-0 0-0
2016 27-20 8-4 8-5 11-11 0-0 0-0

Geoffrey Blancaneaux has a 40-37 record in 2022, 14-14 on clay. In connection to the previous 7 years, Blancaneaux has a 122-86 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Blancaneaux won 4 of his last 10 matches.

Geoffrey’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final M25 Santo Domingo.

Last year in the Maia Challenger Blancaneaux won the tournament after besting Chun Hsin Tseng 3-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Denis Istomin vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux

There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Geoffrey Blancaneaux since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Denis Istomin could take on Timofey Skatov. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Jurij Rodionov’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Denis Istomin

45 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
122
High
87
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 45-31 5-5 16-11 21-11 3-4 0-0
2021 20-28 2-4 2-7 13-13 3-3 0-1
2020 25-16 5-1 7-6 12-8 0-0 1-1
2019 27-31 16-12 3-11 7-4 0-3 1-1
2018 36-17 6-4 17-7 13-6 0-0 0-0
2017 30-11 12-3 17-7 0-0 0-0 1-1
2016 19-14 4-5 10-6 2-1 0-0 3-2

Jurij Rodionov has a 44-30 record in 2022, 15-10 on clay. During the last 7 years, Jurij has a 71-54 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Rodionov won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Austrian’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the Biel Challenger and the Mauthausen Challenger.

Last year in the Maia Challenger Jurij didn’t play in this event.

H2H Denis Istomin vs. Jurij Rodionov

This would be the 2nd time that Denis Istomin and Jurij Rodionov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Istomin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay at challenger or futures level.

Possibly, Denis Istomin could compete against Elias Ymer. Their head to head is 0-0.