In the 1/16 challenger finals in Chicago, Mikhail Kukushkin from Kazakhstan will play against Govind Nanda from the USA.
Govind Nanda
The 21-year-old US representative played more or less well at another challenger in the USA last week. In Lexington on hard, Nanda reached the quarterfinals, where he lost in three sets to the more statuesque Frenchman Enzo Cuaco – 6:3; 1:6; 2:6.
Mikhail Kukushkin
The 34-year-old representative of Kazakhstan, in turn, was also at the challenger in Lexington last week, but Kukushkin did not play very well there. Mikhail reached the 1/8 finals, where he lost in two sets, but in a hard fight lost to Juncheng Shang from China – 6:7 (5:7); 3:6. Nevertheless, it was Shan who won this challenger in Lexington, which can serve as a small excuse for Kukushkin's unsuccessful performance.
Forecast
In this match, Mikhail Kukushkin is considered by the bookmakers to be quite a clear favorite, which is quite fair. Even if a tennis player from Kazakhstan rarely plays consistently, but still here Kukushkin is quite capable of succeeding and going further down the grid, and therefore we suggest you bet on Mikhail.