Diego Schwartzman will lock horns with Juan Pablo Ficovich in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 Cordoba Open on Wednesday.

Diego Schwartzman vs Juan Pablo Ficovich: Match Details

• Tournament: ATP Cordoba Open
• Match: Diego Schwartzman vs Juan Pablo Ficovich
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: 2^nd February 2022
• Venue:  Cordoba Argentina
• Surface: Hardcourt
• Prize- $430,530

Diego Schwartzman vs Juan Pablo Ficovich: Match Preview

Diego Schwartzman had a massively disappointing Australian Open 2022 campaign. The big Argentine crashed out in the second round after a straight-set defeat to unseeded Christopher O’Connell. However, the Argentine, who is famous for his top-notch return game, has been in good form for the last couple of years in general, reaching a career-high ranking of 8th in 2020. In the 2021 season, the 29-year-old won the 4th ATP title of his career at the Argentina Open without dropping a single set, defeating Francisco Cerúndolo in the final. He’ll be looking forward to bouncing back after his Grand Slam disappointment.

Juan Pablo Ficovich meanwhile is an Argentine professional tennis player who came through to this stage through the qualifiers. The World No. 230 will be playing his second main draw match on the tour on Tuesday. Just like last year, the 25-year-old has once again made it to the main draw through the qualifiers. Ficovich rallied from a set down to beat Kazahstan’s Dmitry Popko 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the first qualifying round on Sunday and then knocked out Serbia’s Nikola Milojevic in another tight three-set contest on Monday.

Diego Schwartzman vs Juan Pablo Ficovich: Head to Head

Diego Schwartzman and Juan Pablo Ficovich have never met each other before, with their meeting in Montpellier set to be their first.

Diego Schwartzman vs Juan Pablo Ficovich: Match Prediction

Diego Schwartzman would be the undoubted favourite for not only this clash, but the entire tournament. The top seed would be like a wounded tiger after his Australian Open dissapoinment and this tournament would be the perfect springboard for him to make a comeback and gain some confidence.

Meanwhile, unseeded Juan Pablo Ficovich faces a herculean task in facing a world clas s player like Schwartzman, and would be the massive underdog. The Argentine would look to give a good account of himself and dish out a respectable performance.

Match Prediction- Schwartzman to win in straight sets.

Diego Schwartzman vs Juan Pablo Ficovich: Broadcast and Live stream details

• USA- Tennis Channel
• Australia– beIN
• UK and Ireland- Amazon Prime
• The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
• Central America- ESPN
• Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
• South America and Oceania- ESPN International
• Canada- TSN and DAZN
• Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport

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