Cem Ilkel and Kenny de Schepper will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Lugano Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 10:00 am on CAMPO 1. 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 Cem Ilkel who should win in 3 sets.
Cem Ilkel -> 1.46
Kenny de Schepper -> 2.57
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Prediction and head to head Cem Ilkel vs. Kenny de Schepper
This will be the 2nd time that Cem Ilkel and Kenny de Schepper fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ilkel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Ilkel won 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in the Oeiras 1 Challenger back in January 2023.
Cem Ilkel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-11 | 30-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 16-27 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-29 | 6-10 | 0-4 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-16 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 16-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-29 | 17-9 | 13-11 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 282, Ilkel will start his run in the Lugano Challenger after he played his last match in Doha where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Basilashvili in the qualifications on the 18th of February.
The Turk has an overall 14-6 win-loss record in 2023, 14-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
The Turk’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 1 Challenger and the Vilnius Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, The Turk has an overall 351-251 record. He has a positive 67-51 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Lugano Challenger
Cem has never competed in this tournament before.
Kenny de Schepper
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-28 | 8-8 | 8-7 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-31 | 14-9 | 4-8 | 13-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-29 | 7-4 | 8-14 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-35 | 6-7 | 18-16 | 17-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-24 | 22-8 | 5-5 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 344, the French player will start his run in the Lugano Challenger after he played his last match in the Pau Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-3
to De Loore in the qualifications on the 26th of February.The French player has an overall 7-6 win-loss record in 2023, 7-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Kenny has an overall 423-347 record. He has a positive 194-131 record on indoor hard courts.
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Jelle SelsSels – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Kenny de Schepperde Schepper (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel MasurMasur – Marius CopilCopil (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Peter GojowczykGojowczyk (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Antoine BellierBellier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jonas ForejtekForejtek – (0-0) – H2H and prediction