Nikolai Barsukov and Luka Mikrut will square off in the 1st round of the Phan Thiet 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. 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 Luka Mikrut who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Luka Mikrut is the pick to win this match.
Luka Mikrut -> 1.108
Nikolai Barsukov -> 5.4
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Prediction and head to head Nikolai Barsukov vs. Luka Mikrut
There is no head to head record between Nikolai Barsukov and Luka Mikrut since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Nikolai Barsukov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31-27 | 15-7 | 16-17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 14-20 | 1-9 | 8-9 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Barsukov will start his run in the Phan Thiet 1 Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Sharm ElSheikh where he lost 6-1 6-3 to Bozemoj in the 1st round on the 26th of November.
This will be the first match of the year on hard.
Talking about his overall career, Barsukov has an overall 14-20 record. He has a negative 1-9 record on hard.
Previously in the Phan Thiet 1 Challenger
Barsukov has never competed in this tournament before.
Luka Mikrut
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17-10 | 3-5 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 57-20 | 4-3 | 52-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-26 | 5-4 | 31-19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-18 | 5-3 | 28-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-14 | 9-2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 163, the Croatian will start his run in the Phan Thiet 1 Challenger after he played his last match at the Australian Open where he lost 7-6(2) 7-5 to Faria in the qualifications on the 12th of January.
Mikrut has a composed 0-2 win-loss record in 2026, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Luka has an overall 143-87 record. He has a positive 23-14 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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