Adrian Mannarino vs Aleksandar Vukic Prediction & Betting Tips - Almaty Open

Prediction published on 18/10/2026, 12:25  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 18/10/2026 at 17:40 in Tennis Predictions

Two unseeded players face each other in round one of the indoor hard court Almaty Open. Adrian Mannarino has had his best result of 2026 on this surface. He faces Aleksandar Vukic who has failed to get past round one over 20 times this year. Our prediction is Mannarino wins.

Round two of this ATP 250 tournament will see the winner up against fourth seed Andrey Rublev.

Adrian Mannarino has reached one ATP Tour final this year. That was in the indoor hard court tournament that was played in Montpellier. He has had some recent success in outdoor hard court events with a run to the last eight in Chengdu and the third round in Shanghai, where he beat Flavio Cobolli.

He has won six of his ten matches played on this surface in 2026.

Aleksandar Vukic was 115th in the last rankings, 32 places below his opponent.

He is playing his first indoor hard court match of the year. In 2025, he had a 5-5 record.

Vukic has lost 30 of his 56 matches played this year. Ten times he's lost in the qualifying rounds and made 12 first round exits.

Three of his last five matches have been lost, most recently being beaten in the second round of a Challenger Tour event.