Francisco Cerundolo vs Albert Ramos Vinolas Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Rio Open

Prediction published on 20/02/2024, 06:27  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/02/2024 at 07:28 in Tennis Predictions

Unseeded Albert Ramos Vinolas takes on the fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo in the second round of the Rio Open. The winner goes into a quarter final against either sixth seed Laslo Djere or one of the unseeded pair Dusan Lajovic or Daniel Elahi Galan. Vinolas had a marathon first round match in this clay court tournament. It took him 163 minutes to defeat Juan Pablo Vinolas. He had to come from behind to get that victory. It took him up to 116th in the live rankings but was 96th when this tournament started. The fall in his ranking is due to him defending the points won last year when getting to the last eight in Rio. Vinolas has been as high as 17th in the rankings but that was seven years ago. So far in 2024, he's won two out of five matches and both those wins have come on clay.

Fourth seeded Francisco Cerundolo was in 22nd place at the beginning of this tournament. His career high is 19th and he's 21st in the live rankings. His form this year has not been good with only two wins so far and just one before this Rio Open. He had to work hard to get his first round victory going to three sets to defeat qualifier Francisco Comesana. Cerundolo won the first set for the loss of just one game. However, he only won one game in set two before winning the final one 6-2. There's been one previous match against Vinolas and that was played three years ago. Cerundolo was the winner in three sets and it was played on clay. We go for three sets to be played in this match.