Kukushkin Mikhail - Lajal Mark

Qualification. Tough surface. Veteran and youth battle. Even though the 37-year-old Kazakhstani Kukushkin is still in good form and rightfully the 9th seed in this qualification, he has already won two Challenger tournaments this year. Estas Lajal is a very talented player and I am a bit surprised that he has not established himself in the top 100 of the ATP rankings, he was there before but now has dropped again. Both players are comfortable on a fast surface and even though the Kazakhstani is the favorite, I believe that Mark Lajal will win. His future belongs to him and I hope he will show it in this match and start off the season in Peru.

• Yes: 33.3%
• No: 66.7%
• No Opinions: 0.0%
• Voted: 3