Otto Virtanen and George Loffhagen will face off in the 1st round of the Nottingham Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 6:30 pm on COURT 4. 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 Otto Virtanen who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.33
George Loffhagen -> 3.125
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. George Loffhagen
This will be the 2nd time that Otto Virtanen and George Loffhagen face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Loffhagen (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played, Loffhagen won 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Finland F2 (Hyvinkaa) back in 2018.
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, Virtanen will start his run in the Nottingham Challenger after he played his last match in the Surbiton Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Rodionov in the 1st round on the 6th of June.
The Finn has an aggregate 18-16 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Lugano Challenger where he beat Cem Ilkel in the final 6-4 7-6(5) and the Lille Challenger where he overcame Max Purcell in the final 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
Talking about his overall career, Virtanen has an overall 147-93 record. He has a positive 8-4 record on grass.
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
George Loffhagen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-15 | 20-6 | 4-2 | 9-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-17 | 9-4 | 12-11 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 464, George will start his run in the Nottingham Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Kiseljak where he lost 7-6(6) ret. to Safwat in the 1st round on the 31st of May.
The Brit has a compiled 26-9 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass.
Loffhagen’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Loughborough,M25 Mysuru,M25 Nottingham and M25 Bodrum.
In terms of his career, Loffhagen has an overall 125-77 record. He has a negative 1-4 record on grass.
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018. See his history.
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