World no. 82 Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain will play world no. 207 Dimitar Kuzmanov of Bulgaria in the second round of the 2023 ATP Marrakesh Open on Wednesday, April 5. Get the predictions and odds of this Roberto Carballes Baena v Dimitar Kuzmanov match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Roberto Carballes Baena v Dimitar Kuzmanov Head to Head
This will be their first tour level meeting. They met once at the lower level with Kuzmanov winning that match in 2017.
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Carballes Baena Rallies Past Cressy
Roberto Carballes Baena marched into the second round with a comeback win over fifth seed Maxime Cressy.
The Spaniard threw away a 1-3 lead in the first set, allowing Cressy to comeback into the set and then run away with the tiebreak. Carballes Baena however made a strong comeback in the contest, breaking the world no. 38 once in the second set and thrice in the third to script a 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-1 victory.
Carballes Baena held 13 break points in the match and he converted five of them. His opponent held one break points which he failed to save. Carballes Baena was also aided by 20 double faults made by Cressy in the match.
With the win, the 30-year-old Spaniard improved to 5-9 in 2023 and 3-4 on clay.
Carballes Baena was a quarterfinalist in Marrakesh last year. Can he reach the last eight once again this year?
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Kuzmanov Ousts Grenier
For the second straight day on Tuesday, Dimitar Kuzmanov defeated Hugo Grenier. Tuesday’s win however came in the main draw and was a straight forward one compared to Monday’s victory in the second qualifying round.
Kuzmanov, who had earlier won both his matches in the United Cup and both his matches at the Davis Cup, improved to 5-0 at the tour level in 2023. Overall he improved to 11-5 following Tuesday’s victory.
The 29-year-old Bulgarian needed just an hour and 42 minutes to beat the lucky loser 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. The match had taken almost an hour lesser than their three-set affair on Monday.
Kuzmanov had won the qualifying round 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. In the first qualifying round Morocco’s Walid Ahouda 6-1, 6-2.
Kuzmanov is a decent clay court player and has done well at the lower level. Can he make an impact at the tour level?
Carballes Baena v Kuzmanov Prediction and Tip
Carballes Baena is the superior player in this contest and he will be the favourite to reach the quarterfinals in Marrakesh for the second year in a row.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Carballes Baena to win: 2/5 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 games in the match: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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