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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Djokovic, Monfils, Coric and Popyrin to play on CENTRE COURT on Wednesday – Srpska Open

BANJA LUKA ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils, Borna Coric and Alexei Popyrin will play on Wednesday

Mark Hall

19 April 2023

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils, Borna Coric and Alexei Popyrin are going to compete on Wednesday at the Srpska Open on CENTRE COURT.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Novak Djokovic vs. Luca Van Assche

Head to head 0-0

Novak Djokovic will face Luca Van Assche in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Novak Djokovic: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Serbian will start his run in Banja Luka after he played his last match in Monte Carlo where he lost to in the 3^rd round on the 13^th of April.

Djokovic has a 16-2 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4 and at the Australian Open where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).

Luca Van Assche: ranking and results

Ranked no. 87 (career high), Van got to the 2^nd round after defeating Stan Wawrinka 1-6 7-6⁴ 6-4.

Van has a 16-9 win-loss record in 2023, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS). Van’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Pau Challenger and the Sanremo Challenger.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Luca Van Assche 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 Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.05
Luca Van Assche -> 9.9

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Gael Monfils vs. Jiri Lehecka

Head to head 0-0

Gael Monfils will square off with Jiri Lehecka in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Gael Monfils: ranking and results

Ranked no. 322, the French player will start his run in Banja Luka after he played his last match in the Phoenix Challenger where he lost to in the 1^st round on the 16^th of March.

Gael has a 0-3 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on clay.

Jiri Lehecka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36 (career high), Jiri will start his run in Banja Luka after he played his last match in the Phoenix Challenger where he lost to Kokkinakis in the 1^st round on the 14^th of March.

Lehecka has a 18-9 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Lehecka’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Doha.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Gael Monfils and Jiri Lehecka since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Lehecka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 3.85
Gael Monfils -> 1.26

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Borna Coric vs. Laslo Djere

Head to head 2-1 for Djere

Borna Coric will compete against Laslo Djere in the 2^nd round for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT.

Borna Coric: ranking and results

Ranked no. 21, will start his run in Banja Luka after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group, PO, CRO AUT 3 where he beat to Thiem in the Rubber 4 on the 5^th of February.

Coric has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Laslo Djere: ranking and results

Ranked no. 78, the Serbian got to the 2^nd round after beating Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-2.

Djere has a 11-9 win-loss record in 2023, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Borna Coric and Laslo Djere fight against each other. Their record is 2-1 for Djere (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Coric won 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1^st round in Hamburg back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Laslo Djere who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Laslo Djere is the pick to win this match.
Laslo Djere -> 1.9
Borna Coric -> 1.9

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Alexei Popyrin vs. Alex Molcan

Head to head 0-0

Alexei Popyrin will fight against Alex Molcan in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Alexei Popyrin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 81, Popyrin got to the 2^nd round after defeating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6⁴ 7-6⁴.

Alexei has a 18-11 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Alex Molcan: ranking and results

Ranked no. 73, the Slovakian got to the 2^nd round after beating Taro Daniel 3-6 7-5 6-1.

Alex has a 7-8 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Alex Molcan since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Molcan who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alex Molcan is the pick to win this match.
Alex Molcan -> 1.9
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.9

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Srpska Open

Dusan LajovicLajovic – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-2 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Radu AlbotAlbot – Federico CoriaCoria (6-4 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
Laslo DjereDjere – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Richard GasquetGasquet – Dino PrizmicPrizmic (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh – Elias YmerYmer (6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (7-6⁴ 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (1-6 7-6⁴ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Alex MolcanMolcan – Taro DanielDaniel (3-6 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats