Jaume Munar vs Thiago Seyboth Wild Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Rio Open

Prediction published on 20/02/2024, 06:01  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/02/2024 at 07:01 in Tennis Predictions

Jaume Munar bids to reach the quarter finals of the Rio Open. He takes on fellow unseeded player Thiago Seyboth Wild in round two of this clay court tournament. The last eight will see the winner up against either unseeded Tomas Barrios Vera or second seed (and defending champion) Cameron Norrie. Munar caused a surprise in round one when beating the eighth seeded Sebastian Ofner for the loss of only four games. That win took him up four places to 69th in the live rankings but that's still 17 places below his career high. The Spaniard is much more comfortable on clay and recently reached the Cordoba quarter finals. He's won all three of his previous matches against Thiago Seyboth Wild. Two of those wins were on clay and the most recent one on a hard court.

Thiago Seyboth Wild was 82nd at the start of this tournament. The first round saw him beat Alejandro Tabilo in three sets after winning just two games in set one. The Brazilian is up to 76th after that comeback win and winning this match will see him beat his current career high of 74th. 2024 hasn't gone too well for him so far. Wild had lost his last five matches before getting that win over Tabilo. He even lost twice in the Adelaide International. WIld was beaten in the qualifying rounds, reinstated as a Lucky Loser and then lost in round one. We tip Munar to get a win in this match.