In the 1/8 finals of the Kremlin Cup, the representative of Ukraine Ilya Marchenko will play against John Millman from Australia.
Ilya Marchenko
The 34-year-old representative of Ukraine made a sensation yesterday and in the 1/16 finals beat Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan in two sets – 6:4; 6:3.
John Millman
The 32-year-old representative of Australia the day before yesterday had a difficult match in the 1/16 finals against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, but in three sets John was still able to win a strong-willed victory – 6:7 (5:7); 6:4; 6:3.
Ilya Marchenko and John Millman have met three times. In the already distant 2009 and 2010, tennis players exchanged victories. But at the end of September this year, in the 1/8 finals at the Sofia tournament , Millman justified the status of the favorite and won a strong -willed victory in three sets – 5:7; 7:6 (7:0); 6:3.
Forecast
In this match, the bookmakers give fairly equal odds after Marchenko's victory over the Bagel. But still it is hard to believe that Ilya will have time to recover completely and give out another small sensation in the second game in a row. We still believe that the representative of Australia will be stronger here again.