Marek Gengel and Ioannis Xilas will play each other in the 1st round of the Hersonissos 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marek Gengel who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marek Gengel is the pick to win this match.
Marek Gengel -> 1.188
Ioannis Xilas -> 4.3

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Prediction and head to head Marek Gengel vs. Ioannis Xilas

There is no head to head record between Marek Gengel and Ioannis Xilas since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Marek Gengel

Marek Gengel

15 - 18win/loss

Hard
15-16
I Hard
0-0
Clay
0-1
Grass
0-1
Rank
323
High
229
WLWLLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-29 20-25 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0
2024 85-26 82-22 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 16-27 14-15 0-7 2-4 0-1 0-0
2022 42-29 28-16 4-8 10-4 0-0 0-1
2021 52-28 47-14 3-8 2-5 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 250, the Czech will start his run in the Hersonissos 3 Challenger after he played his last match in Washington where he lost 6-1 7-5 to Harris in the qualifications on the 19th of July.

Marek has a compiled 15-18 win-loss record in 2025, 15-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Czech’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Brisbane 1 Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, Gengel has an overall 335-240 record. He has a positive 268-134 record on hard.

Previously in the Hersonissos 3 Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2025. See his history.

Hersonissos 3 Challenger
Gengel's Record

Ioannis Xilas

Ioannis Xilas

12 - 7win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
2-3
Clay
9-2
Rank
447
High
447
WLWWWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 38-15 24-9 12-3 2-3 0-0 0-0
2024 21-14 13-9 7-4 1-1 0-0 0-0
2023 30-20 23-14 5-5 2-1 0-0 0-0
2022 6-6 0-3 6-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 9-11 4-7 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 869, the Greek will start his run in the Hersonissos 3 Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Kursumlijska Banja where he lost 6-3 6-1

to Bilozertsev in the semifinal on the 19th of July.

Xilas has an overall 12-7 win-loss record in 2025, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Ioannis’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Kursumlijska Banja.

In terms of his career, The Greek has an overall 84-65 record. He has a positive 47-42 record on hard.

Hersonissos 3 Challenger
Xilas's Record

Tennis Scores in Hersonissos 3 Challenger

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