Gustavo Heide vs Vit Kopriva Prediction & Picks - ATP Rio Open

Prediction published on 2/16/26, 1:05 PM  by Bradley Gibbs | Modified on 2/17/26 at 4:34 AM in Tennis Picks

Also taking place at the ATP event in the Brazilian capital of Rio de Janeiro on Monday evening is a match between Gustavo Heide and Vit Kopriva. In his native Brazil, the youngster will be looking to impress, though he's lacking in recent competitive clay-court experience, which doesn't exactly bode too well ahead of a match against a player who delivered some decent performances in Buenos Aires last week. 

Kopriva lost to the eventual tournament winner in Argentina, but there's no shame at all in going out to someone of Francisco Cerundolo's ability, while it's fair to say that he delivered a couple of decent efforts prior to that, suggesting that he ought to be capable of seeing off a lower-ranked player here. After all, when the pair met on a clay court previously, it was the Czech player who got the job done, winning by two sets to one back in 2024. Expect a similar result here.