PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Tiafoe, Khachanov, Mannarino and Machac to play on CENTER COURT on Thursday – Almaty Open

ALMATY ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Frances Tiafoe, Karen Khachanov, Adrian Mannarino and Tomas Machac will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Frances Tiafoe, Karen Khachanov, Adrian Mannarino and Tomas Machac are going to compete on Thursday at the Almaty Open on CENTER COURT.

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans Almaty Open

Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans

Head to head 5-4 for Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe will face Daniel Evans in the 2nd round for the 10th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, Tiafoe will start his run in Almaty after he played his last match in the Cagliari Challenger where he lost to Coria in the 2nd round on the 2nd of May.

Tiafoe has a 31-24 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Francis’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Houston and Cincinnati.

Last year in Almaty Tiafoe didn’t play in Almaty in 2023.

Daniel Evans: ranking and results

Ranked no. 180, Evans reached the 2nd round after defeating Amir Omarkhanov 6-4 6-2, Bu Yunchaokete 6-2 3-6 7-5 and Taro Daniel 6-2 7-6(4).

Evans has a 18-25 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Almaty The Brit didn’t play in Almaty in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 10th time that Frances Tiafoe and Daniel Evans face off. Their current record is 5-4 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they played, Tiafoe won 1-4 ret. in the 1st round in Vienna back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.333
Daniel Evans -> 3.3

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Karen Khachanov vs. Otto Virtanen Almaty Open

Karen Khachanov vs. Otto Virtanen

Head to head 0-0

Karen Khachanov will face Otto Virtanen in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Karen Khachanov: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, Khachanov will start his run in Almaty after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost to Giron in the 2nd round on the 7th of October.

The Russian has a 25-20 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was conquering the title in Doha where he overcame Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4.

Last year in Almaty Karen didn’t play in Almaty in 2023.

Otto Virtanen: ranking and results

Ranked no. 116, Otto got to the 2nd round after beating Fabio Fognini 6-3 7-6(4).

Virtanen has a 36-25 win-loss record in 2024, 17-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Finn’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Pau Challenger and the Lugano Challenger.

Last year in Almaty The Finn didn’t compete in Almaty in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Karen Khachanov and Otto Virtanen 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 Karen Khachanov who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Karen Khachanov is the pick to win this match.
Karen Khachanov -> 1.44
Otto Virtanen -> 2.79

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Adrian Mannarino vs. Aleksandar Vukic Almaty Open

Adrian Mannarino vs. Aleksandar Vukic

Head to head 2-1 for Mannarino

Adrian Mannarino will fight against Aleksandar Vukic in the 2nd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Adrian Mannarino: ranking and results

Ranked no. 56, the French player got to the 2nd round after defeating Roman Safiullin 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3.

Adrian has a 15-29 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Mannarino’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Australia and Dallas.

Last year in Almaty Adrian conquered the title last year in Nur-sultan after downing Sebastian Korda 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Aleksandar Vukic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 85, Vukic reached the 2nd round after defeating James Duckworth 6-4 7-5.

Aleksandar has a 29-34 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Vukic’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Phoenix Challenger and Eastbourne.

Last year in Almaty The Australian didn’t compete in Almaty in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Adrian Mannarino and Aleksandar Vukic fight against each other. Their head to head is 2-1 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time they played each other, Vukic won 7-6(5) 2-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Winston salem back in August 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Vukic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aleksandar Vukic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Vukic -> 2.17
Adrian Mannarino -> 1.69

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Tomas Machac vs. Beibit Zhukayev Almaty Open

Tomas Machac vs. Beibit Zhukayev

Head to head 0-0

Tomas Machac will take on Beibit Zhukayev in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT.

Tomas Machac: ranking and results

Ranked no. 25 (career high), Tomas reached the 2nd round after defeating Timofey Skatov 6-3 6-4.

Tomas has a 35-21 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Geneva.

Last year in Almaty Tomas didn’t play in Almaty in 2023.

Beibit Zhukayev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 213, the Kazakhstani got to the 2nd round after defeating Benjamin Hassan 6-4 6-1.

Beibit has a 28-25 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Almaty Beibit didn’t compete in Almaty in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Tomas Machac and Beibit Zhukayev 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 Tomas Machac who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Tomas Machac is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Machac -> 1.26
Beibit Zhukayev -> 3.85

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