PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Nishikori, Fognini, Coric and Mannarino to play on Thursday – Chengdu Open

CHENGDU ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Kei Nishikori, Fabio Fognini, Borna Coric and Adrian Mannarino will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Kei Nishikori, Fabio Fognini, Borna Coric and Adrian Mannarino are going to compete on Thursday at the Chengdu Open.

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Kei Nishikori vs. Juncheng Shang Chengdu Open

Kei Nishikori vs. Juncheng Shang

Head to head 1-0 for Nishikori

Kei Nishikori will fight against Juncheng Shang in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:30 pm on COURT CENTER.

Kei Nishikori: ranking and results

Ranked no. 201, will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in Davis Cup, World Group I, 1R, JPN COL 3 where he defeated to in the Rubber 2 on the 14th of September.

Kei has a 9-6 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Chengdu The Japanese didn’t compete in Chengdu in 2023.

Juncheng Shang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 67, Juncheng will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in the Nottingham 2 Challenger where he lost to in the quarter on the 15th of June.

Shang has a 34-19 win-loss record in 2024, 19-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Chinese’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Hong Kong, the Bordeaux Challenger and Atlanta.

Last year in Chengdu Shang didn’t play in Chengdu in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Kei Nishikori and Juncheng Shang face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Nishikori (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played, Nishikori won 6-4 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Atlanta back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juncheng Shang who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Juncheng Shang is the pick to win this match.
Juncheng Shang -> 2.34
Kei Nishikori -> 1.6

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Fabio Fognini vs. Roman Safiullin Chengdu Open

Fabio Fognini vs. Roman Safiullin

Head to head 0-0

Fabio Fognini will take on Roman Safiullin in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:30 pm on COURT CENTER.

Fabio Fognini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 79, Fognini will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in the San Marino Challenger where he lost to Muller in the semifinal on the 3rd of August.

The Italian has a 25-20 win-loss record in 2024, 4-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Italian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the San Marino Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Fabio didn’t play in Chengdu in 2023.

Roman Safiullin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 56, will start his run in Chengdu after he won the title in the Cary Challenger after beating in the final.

The Russian has a 19-22 win-loss record in 2024, 12-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Safiullin’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Cary Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu Roman lost in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3 to Alexander Zverev.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Fabio Fognini and Roman Safiullin since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roman Safiullin who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Roman Safiullin is the pick to win this match.
Roman Safiullin -> 3.02
Fabio Fognini -> 1.39

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Borna Coric vs. Aleksandar Vukic Chengdu Open

Borna Coric vs. Aleksandar Vukic

Head to head 1-0 for Vukic

Borna Coric will come up against Aleksandar Vukic in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1.

Borna Coric: ranking and results

Ranked no. 97, Borna will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in the Sassuolo Challenger where he lost to Pablo Ficovich in the 1st round on the 17th of June.

Coric has a 18-21 win-loss record in 2024, 7-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Borna’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Neuve Challenger and Montpellier.

Last year in Chengdu Coric didn’t compete in Chengdu in 2023.

Aleksandar Vukic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 92, Aleksandar will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in the Surbiton Challenger where he lost to Lloyd in the 2nd round on the 6th of June.

Aleksandar has a 23-31 win-loss record in 2024, 8-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Vukic’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Phoenix Challenger and Eastbourne.

Last year in Chengdu The Australian lost in the 1st round 4-6 6-4 6-2 to Taro Daniel.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Borna Coric and Aleksandar Vukic face off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Vukic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they squared off, Vukic won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Toronto back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Coric who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Borna Coric is the pick to win this match.
Borna Coric -> 1.571
Aleksandar Vukic -> 2.41

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Adrian Mannarino vs. Terence Atmane Chengdu Open

Adrian Mannarino vs. Terence Atmane

Head to head 0-0

Adrian Mannarino will take on Terence Atmane in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:00 pm on COURT 1.

Adrian Mannarino: ranking and results

Ranked no. 46, Mannarino will start his run in Chengdu after he played his last match in the Rennes Challenger where he lost to in the quarter on the 13th of September.

Mannarino has a 11-26 win-loss record in 2024, 6-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Adrian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Australia and Dallas.

Last year in Chengdu Adrian didn’t compete in Chengdu in 2023.

Terence Atmane: ranking and results

Ranked no. 164, the French player got to the 1st round after defeating Marc Polmans 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 and Yan Bai 6-3 6-2.

The French player has a 33-27 win-loss record in 2024, 25-16 on hard (See FULL STATS). Atmane’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Granby Challenger.

Last year in Chengdu The French player didn’t play in Chengdu in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Adrian Mannarino and Terence Atmane since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Terence Atmane who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Terence Atmane is the pick to win this match.
Terence Atmane -> 2.1
Adrian Mannarino -> 1.74

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