Ilia Simakin and Laurent Lokoli will square off in the 1st round of the Tunis Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:00 am on COURT 9. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ilia Simakin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ilia Simakin is the pick to win this match.
Ilia Simakin -> 1.82
Laurent Lokoli -> 1.86
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Prediction and head to head Ilia Simakin vs. Laurent Lokoli
There is no head to head record between Ilia Simakin and Laurent Lokoli since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Ilia Simakin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43-17 | 38-8 | 3-8 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 43-22 | 43-21 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 62-22 | 55-21 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-19 | 28-18 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-17 | 24-12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 245, the Russian will start his run in the Tunis Challenger after he played his last match in the Gwangju Challenger where he lost 7-6(1) 6-3 to Kwon in the 2nd round on the 23rd of April.
Simakin has an overall 21-8 win-loss record in 2026, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Phan Thiet 2 Challenger where he overcame Yi Zhou in the final 7-5 6-4.
Talking about his overall career, Ilia has an overall 182-90 record. He has a negative 3-5 record on clay.
Previously in the Tunis Challenger
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Laurent Lokoli
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-20 | 5-1 | 26-13 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 30-18 | 17-7 | 13-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-22 | 24-14 | 8-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 12-10 | 5-6 | 6-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 59-22 | 26-10 | 27-7 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 437, Lokoli got to the 1st round after beating Milos Karol 6-4 7-6(2) and Enrico Dalla Valle 2-6 ret..
In the qualifications against Dalla Valle, Lokoli had a free pass after Dalla Valle retired on a 2-6 . scoreline.
Lokoli has a compiled 15-12 win-loss record in 2026, 7-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Head 2 Head
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