H2H, prediction of Mikhail Kukushkin vs Michael Geerts in Istanbul Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 2nd September 2024

PREVIEW. Istanbul Challenger. Kukushkin and Geerts will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 2nd of September

Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Michael Geerts

Mikhail Kukushkin and Michael Geerts will play each other in the 1st round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikhail Kukushkin who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Mikhail Kukushkin is the pick to win this match.
Mikhail Kukushkin -> 1.21
Michael Geerts -> 4.1

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Soccer Tonic Predictions

Prediction and head to head Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Michael Geerts

This will be the 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Michael Geerts face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Kukushkin won 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Andria Challenger back in 2022.

Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin

42 - 23win/loss

Hard
19-6
I Hard
7-4
Clay
10-9
Grass
6-4
Rank
108
High
39
LWLWWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-30 24-10 10-9 12-7 6-4 0-0
2023 23-24 17-11 3-5 3-8 0-0 0-0
2022 36-28 18-11 0-2 13-11 5-4 0-0
2021 12-24 8-9 0-6 2-6 2-3 0-0
2020 9-12 3-5 3-2 3-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 117, Mikhail will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 1-6 6-4 7-6(6) to Trungelliti in the qualifications on the 19th of August.

Kukushkin has an aggregate 42-23 win-loss record in 2024, 19-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Manama Challenger where he overcame Richard Gasquet in the final 7-6(5) 6-4 and the Tenerife 3 Challenger where he defeated Matteo Gigante in the final 6-2 2-0 ret..

Talking about his overall career, Kukushkin has an overall 620-470 record. He has a positive 243-163 record on hard.

Previously in the Istanbul Challenger

Previously, he won this tournament once in 2013. See his history.

Kukushkin
Istanbul Challenger
Kukushkin's Record

Michael Geerts

Michael Geerts
Michael Geerts

31 - 28win/loss

Hard
14-8
I Hard
7-7
Clay
10-12
Grass
0-1
Rank
299
High
212
LWWWWWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-34 17-10 10-12 14-11 0-1 5-0
2023 32-39 13-10 13-19 6-8 0-1 0-1
2022 42-37 5-8 24-14 11-13 0-0 2-2
2021 35-28 13-7 14-14 8-7 0-0 0-0
2020 12-8 5-2 0-1 3-4 0-0 4-1

Ranked no. 322, the Belgian will start his run in the Istanbul Challenger after he played his last match in the Manacor Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-4 to Lokoli in the qualifications on the 26th of August.

Michael has a composed 31-28 win-loss record in 2024, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Geerts’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Martos and M25 Castelo Branco.

In terms of his career, Michael has an overall 341-262 record. He has a positive 158-97 record on hard.

Geerts
Istanbul Challenger
Geerts's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Kukushkin
LWLWWLWWLL
Geerts
LWWWWWWWLL
2024 2023 2022
52 - 30
46 - 34
24-10
Hard
17-10
12-7
I Hard
14-11
10-9
Clay
10-12
6-4
Grass
0-1
0-0
Carpet
5-0
See Updated Draw
Soccer Tonic Predictions
Bonus

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