The second round wraps up on the fourth day of ATP action at the Mutua Madrid Open. Will any seeds be upset on Saturday? Who will book their spots in the Round of 32? As always, we here at LWOT share our thoughts on all the action with you. We split Saturday’s matches between four articles. One features Daniil Medvedev vs Andrea Vavassori, the second headlines Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Dusan Lajovic, and the third features Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas. Who do you see moving on?
ATP Madrid Day 4 Predictions
Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Frances Tiafoe
Etcheverry is better on clay, but Tiafoe is just better overall. The American hasn’t fallen off far since his tremendous semifinal run to the US Open semifinals last year, though he hasn’t nabbed a big title. I doubt Madrid will be it, but he should go pretty far.
Prediction: Tiafoe in 2
Sebastian Baez vs Marcos Giron
Giron puts together solid runs at big events once in a while, and his overall ranking and quality are slowly improving, but he’s certainly not the talent that Baez is. He might be more consistent, but it’s hard to trust either of these men. Esepcially on clay, though, I’ll trust Baez’s talent.
Prediction: Baez in 3
Francisco Cerundolo vs Pedro Cachin
Cachin had a dream run at last year’s US Open, and he’s actually been better this year since then. However, he’s still hit or miss, and he doesn’t have the upside that Cerundolo does. The younger Argentine has huge potential, and he’s finally starting to meet it.
Prediction: Cerundolo in 2
Cameron Norrie vs Yosuke Watanuki
Norrie started to really improve on clay a few years ago. And while he probably won’t ever be a contender at the French Open, he should be more than enough to put away Watanuki in this one.
Prediction: Norrie in 2
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