Alexei Popyrin and Otto Virtanen will face off in the 1st round of the Manama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.41
Otto Virtanen -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Otto Virtanen
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Otto Virtanen since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-11 | 7-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 91, the Australian will start his run in the Manama Challenger after he played his last match at the Australian Open where he lost 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4 to Shelton in the 3rd round on the 21st of January.
Popyrin has a compiled 6-3 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Alexei has an overall 213-165 record. He has a positive 107-80 record on hard.
Previously in the Manama Challenger
Alexei has never competed in this tournament before.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-15 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 16-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 21-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 176, Virtanen will start his run in the Manama Challenger after he played his last match in the Vilnius Challenger where he lost 6-2 0-0 ret. to Escoffier in the 2nd round on the 9th of February.
The Finn has an aggregate 3-5 win-loss record in 2023, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Finn has an overall 132-82 record. He has a negative 8-9 record on hard.
Tennis Scores in Manama Challenger
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- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marek GengelGengel – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (7-63 6-72 7-63) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Yanki ErelErel (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yusuf QaedQaed – Daniel MichalskiMichalski (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Aleksandr BrayninBraynin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Bekkhan AtlangerievAtlangeriev – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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