H2H, prediction of Sebastian Korda vs Alexei Popyrin in Astana with odds, preview, pick | 29th September 2023

PREVIEW. Astana. Korda and Popyrin will play each other in the 1st round of the Astana Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Friday the 29th of September

Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Alexei Popyrin

Sebastian Korda and Alexei Popyrin will square off in the 1st round of the Astana Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 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 Sebastian Korda who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Sebastian Korda is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.34
Alexei Popyrin -> 3.26

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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Alexei Popyrin

This will be the 2nd time that Sebastian Korda and Alexei Popyrin face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played each other, Korda won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in the Eckental Challenger back in 2020.

Sebastian Korda

Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda

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Rank
33
High
15
LWWLWLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 11-10 6-4 5-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
2024 31-19 17-9 5-5 2-2 7-3 0-0
2023 26-16 18-8 1-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2022 34-22 13-9 8-6 12-5 1-2 0-0
2021 36-20 12-8 6-5 13-5 5-2 0-0

Ranked no. 28, the American will start his run in Astana after he played his last match in Zhuhai where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Khachanov in the semifinal on the 25th of September.

Sebastian has a composed 18-12 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.

The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Adelaide.

Talking about his overall career, Sebastian has an overall 203-133 record. He has a positive 35-20 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in Astana

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Korda
Astana
Korda's Record

Alexei Popyrin

Alexei Popyrin
Alexei Popyrin

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
22
High
21
LLWLLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-16 2-6 9-6 0-1 1-3 0-0
2024 30-22 17-8 4-8 4-3 5-3 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

Ranked no. 45, Alexei will start his run in Astana after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Stricker in the 1st round on the 28th of August.

Alexei has an overall 33-23 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Umag where he overcame Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4.

In terms of his career, Popyrin has an overall 240-185 record. He has a positive 34-29 record on indoor hard courts.

Popyrin
Astana
Popyrin's Record
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Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Korda
LWWLWLWLWL
Popyrin
LLWLLWWWLW
2025 2024 2023
11 - 10
12 - 16
6-4
Hard
2-6
5-5
Clay
9-6
0-0
Grass
1-3

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