Marco Cecchinato and Aljaz Bedene will square off in the 1st round of Plava Laguna Croatia Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 7 pm on Goran Ivanisevic Stadium.
Marco Cecchinato: results and record
Ranked no. 41, Cecchinato will start his run in Umag after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 6-0 6-4 7-65 to De Minaur in the 1st round the 2nd of July.
The Italian has a 11-15 win-loss record in 2019, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 6-1 6-2.
Last year in Umag
The Italian won the title last year in Umag after besting Guido Pella 6-2 7-64.
Aljaz Bedene: results and record
Ranked no. 85, the Slovenian will start his run in Umag after he played his last match in Wimbledon where he lost 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-63 to Berrettini in the 1st round the 2nd of July.
The Slovenian has a 12-14 win-loss record in 2019, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Slovenian best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro.
Last year in Umag
The Slovenian lost in the 2nd round 5-7 6-4 6-4 to Guido Pella.
Live score and result Marco Cecchinato vs. Aljaz Bedene
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Aljaz Bedene
This will be the 3rd time that Marco Cecchinato and Aljaz Bedene face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Bedene (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Bedene won 7-5 7-61 in the 1st round in Rio de Janeiro back in February 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marco Cecchinato who should win in 3 sets.
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.66
Aljaz Bedene -> 2.10
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