Kei Nishikori and Laslo Djere will face off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12.30 pm (est) on Court 1.
Kei Nishikori
Ranked no. 7, Kei reached the 3rd round after beating Quentin Halys 6-2 6-3 6-4 and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.
His best result of the season was succeeding in winning the title in Brisbane where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.
The Japanese has a 21-9 win-loss record in 2019, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Japanese lost in the 4th round 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 to Dominic Thiem.
Laslo Djere
Ranked no. 32, Djere got to the 3rd round after defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 6-2 7-62 and Alexei Popyrin 6-4 7-64 6-4.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Rio de Janeiro where he defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 6-3 7-5.
Djere has a 18-12 win-loss record in 2019, 15-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Laslo lost in the 1st round 7-66 4-6 7-66 6-1 to Martin Klizan.
Prediction and head to head Kei Nishikori vs. Laslo Djere
There is no head to head record between Kei Nishikori and Laslo Djere 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 Kei Nishikori who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kei Nishikori is the pick to win this match.
Kei Nishikori -> 1.25
Laslo Djere -> 4.00
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