ATP Belgrade Open 2021: Federico Delbonis vs Roberto Baena–Preview, Head to Head and Prediction


ATP Belgrade Open 2021: Federico Delbonis vs Roberto Baena–Preview, Head to Head and Prediction

Federico Delbonis and Roberto Baena

Federico Delbonis will take on Roberto Baena in the Quarter-final of the Belgrade Open 2021. Delbonis is currently the World No.52 on the ATP rankings and Baena is the World No.98.

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Match Details :

TournamentATP Belgrade Open 2021
MatchFederico Delbonis vs Roberto Baena
RoundQuarter-final
Date26th May, 2021
Prize Money€15,595
VenueBelgrade, Serbia
SurfaceClay Court

Federico Delbonis vs Roberto Baena: Match Preview

Federico Delbonis
Federico Delbonis

Thirty year old Argentinian Federico Delbonis has two ATP Titles to his credit. The most recent of which was won in 2018 in Sao Paulo. This is his third Quarter-final appearance on clay this season. The other two times he reached the Quarters were at the Serbia Open and the Italian Open.

At Serbia he lost to Taro Daniel of Japan, and at the Italian Open Reilly Opelka got the better of him. In this tournament, he beat Lukáš Klein in the first round, and got the better of Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the second. Next up for him is Roberto Baena in the Quarter-finals.

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Baena is twenty eight years old and has one ATP Title to his name. The Spanish player is a regular on the Challenger circuit, although he did manage to qualify for the Italian Open. In this tournament he has won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw. In the main draw,  he overcame the challenges of Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, 6-0 6-4 in the first round to move into the second round. In the second, he had an impressive three set win over Gaël Monfils, 6-1 3-6 7-6.  

Federico Delbonis vs Roberto Baena: Head-to-Head

Roberto Baena
Roberto Baena

These two players have met four times on the tour before, and Delbonis leads the head to head 4-0. Their last encounter was on clay in Marbella, Spain where Delbonis won 7-5 6-1. 

Federico Delbonis vs Roberto Baena: Prediction

Federico Delbonis
Federico Delbonis

Delbonis is a clay court specialist and both his ATP Titles till date have come on clay. His heavy top spin laden forehands and a solid return game sets him up well on clay. Baena has won a good second round match against World No.15 who was seeded second for this event, Gaël Monfils. This has the potential to be a good contest. 

Match Prediction: Federico Delbonis will beat Roberto Baena in three sets. 

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