Denis Shapovalov and Jan-Lennard Struff will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Mercedes Cup for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 11 am on Center Court.
Denis Shapovalov
Ranked no. 24, Denis will start his run in Stuttgart hoping to win his 1st title.
The Canadian has a 13-13 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
The Canadian best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Miami.
Last year in Stuttgart
Denis lost in the 1st round 7-66 2-6 6-3 to Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
Jan-Lennard Struff
Ranked no. 45, Jan-Lennard will start his run in Stuttgart with the aspiration to win his 1st title.
The German has a 18-14 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Struff’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Auckland.
Last year in Stuttgart
Jan-Lennard lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-75 6-3 to Rudolf Molleker.
Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
This will be the 4th time that Denis Shapovalov and Jan-Lennard Struff fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Struff won 7-61 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris back in May 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.80
Jan-Lennard Struff -> 1.90
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