Milos Raonic and Alexei Popyrin will face off in the 1st round of the Mercedes Cup for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 11 am on Mercedes Court.
Milos Raonic
Ranked no. 18, Milos will start his run in Stuttgart with the idea to win his 9th title after winning his last tournament in Brisbane back in 2016.
Milos has a 11-6 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
Milos’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Indian Wells.
Last year in Stuttgart
Raonic lost in the final 6-4 7-63 to Roger Federer.
Alexei Popyrin
Ranked no. 103 (career high), Popyrin got to the 1st round after defeating Maverick Banes 4-6 6-3 7-63 and Matteo Viola 6-3 7-5.
Alexei has a 17-17 win-loss record in 2019, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Stuttgart
The Australian didn’t play in Stuttgart in 2018.
Prediction and head to head Milos Raonic vs. Alexei Popyrin
There is no head to head record between Milos Raonic and Alexei Popyrin since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Milos Raonic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Milos Raonic is the pick to win this match.
Milos Raonic -> 1.30
Alexei Popyrin -> 3.40
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