Otto Virtanen and Jurij Rodionov will play each other in the 1st round of the Surbiton Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on COURT 6. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Otto Virtanen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.63
Jurij Rodionov -> 2.18
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Jurij Rodionov
This will be the 3rd time that Otto Virtanen and Jurij Rodionov fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Virtanen and Rodionov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Virtanen won 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in the Lille Challenger back in April 2023.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-16 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 16-1 | 5-3 | 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. 119, Otto will start his run in the Surbiton Challenger after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 4-6 6-2 7-5 to Skatov in the qualifications on the 24th of May.
The Finn has an aggregate 18-15 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on grass.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Lugano Challenger where he defeated Cem Ilkel in the final 6-4 7-6(5) and the Lille Challenger where he defeated Max Purcell in the final 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
Talking about his overall career, The Finn has an overall 147-92 record. He has a positive 8-3 record on grass.
Previously in the Surbiton Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
Jurij Rodionov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-18 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 6-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 3-6 | 15-13 | 21-11 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 134, Rodionov will start his run in the Surbiton Challenger after he played his last match at the Roland Garros where he lost 6-2 6-4 6-3 to Pouille in the 1st round on the 28th of May.
Rodionov has a compiled 23-15 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on grass.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Biel Challenger where he beat Liam Broady in the final 6-3 ret..
In terms of his career, Rodionov has an overall 225-163 record. He has a negative 6-10 record on grass.
Previously in the Surbiton Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2022. See his history.
Head 2 Head
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- Denis KudlaKudla – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 5-7 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (6-1 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Andy MurrayMurray – Hyeon ChungChung (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Ryan PenistonRyan – Jiri VeselyJiri (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel EvansEvans – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel CoxCox – Constant LestienneLestienne (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Ryan PenistonPeniston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Gabriel DialloDiallo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Hugo GrenierGrenier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mark WhitehouseWhitehouse – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Luke SavilleSaville (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Christopher EubanksEubanks (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Jurij RodionovRodionov (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Billy HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Harry WendelkenWendelken (0-0) – H2H and prediction
