Roberto Carballes Baena vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction & Betting Tips - Geneva Open

Prediction published on 24/05/2023, 05:10  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 24/05/2023 at 06:38 in Tennis Predictions

World number 57, Roberto Carballes Baena, will take on the fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 of the ATP Geneva Open on Wednesday afternoon. The winner of this match will go on to meet either Bernabe Zapata Miralles or Christopher O'Connell in the quarter-finals. Baena earned his first title of the year in Marrakech last month by beating the likes of Tallon Griekspoor and Daniel Evans en route to the final against Alexandre Muller. Following that tournament success, Baena saw his world ranking improve significantly, from 82nd to just outside the top 50. The Spaniard is now 13-12 for the year and 11-7 on the clay. Baena took on qualifying Daniel Rincon in the last round and was made to work for his win. Rincon snatched the second set but was overpowered in the third, failing to win a single game.

World number 33, Grigor Dimitrov, will be playing his first match here in Geneva after receiving a bye in the previous round. The Bulgarian isn't the biggest fan of the clay surface but has not lost in his first match of any of the previous four clay tournaments he's participated in. His record for the year currently stands at 12-9 overall and 4-3 on clay While he hasn't gotten past the second round on  clay this year, his defeats all came to players ranked inside the top 20 in the world. In Barcelona, ​​it was Alex De Minaur, while in Madrid, he ran into the formidable Carlos Alcaraz. Two weeks ago in Rome, Dimitrov took on Novak Djokovic and pushed him all the way before losing in the final set.