Prediction Of Baez Vs Burruchaga H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rio Open Presented By Claro 2025?

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Baez and Burruchaga are on the Day 2 Schedule at Rio Open Presented By Claro 2025 on Tuesday 18 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Sebastian Baez from Argentina will be going up against Roman Andres Burruchaga, also from Argentina, in their first-ever tour-level meeting. They have met before at the 19 M15 Santiago tournament in Chile, on clay, where Baez emerged victorious with a score of 6-4, 6-1 in the Round of 32.

Baez, 24 years old, is currently ranked World No. 31 and reached a career-high of No. 18 in the ATP rankings in June. He had a successful 2024 season, winning consecutive ATP Tour titles in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago, which propelled him into the top 20. In 2023, he went on a 12-match winning streak and achieved a career-best performance, winning titles in Kitzbuhel and Winston-Salem, as well as reaching the third round of a Grand Slam at the US Open. He claimed his first ATP Tour title in 2022 at Estoril and his second on home soil at Cordoba in 2023, despite entering the tournament on a losing streak. Baez also made significant strides in the rankings, breaking into the top 300, 200, and 100 in 2021. During that season, he had a 6-3 record in Challenger finals, the second-highest number of titles in a season behind Griekspoor‘s 8 in 2021. Baez’s early achievements include becoming the World No. 1 junior in March 2018, reaching the Roland Garros boys’ singles final, and winning the boys’ doubles gold medal at the Youth Olympics with Diaz Acosta in Buenos Aires.

Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is where the upcoming match between Baez and Burruchaga will take place from February 17th to 23rd, 2025. Baez is aiming to defend his title as he won the biggest ATP Tour title of his career in Rio last year, defeating Navone. However, his ranking has dropped to No. 57, and he needs to at least reach the quarter-finals in order to remain inside the top 50. If successful, Baez would become the first player to secure multiple titles in the tournament’s history.

Burruchaga, 23 years old, currently holds the position of World No. 137, with a career-high ranking of No. 124 in August 2024. He broke into the top 200 in November 2023 and achieved his best-ever ranking after an impressive performance in Zug, where he saved six match points against No. 1101-ranked WC Dietrich in the first round to reach his second Challenger final. Burruchaga made his ATP Tour debut at the 2024 Cordoba tournament, where he defeated fellow countryman and former No. 8 Schwartzman to secure his first ATP Tour win. He also qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Santiago tournament but lost to Seyboth Wild and made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Roland Garros, where he was defeated by Struff. In terms of his overall record, Burruchaga has a 95-74 record in Challenger matches, with a 1-2 record in finals. He claimed his first Challenger title at the 2025 Piracicaba tournament after spending nearly 7 hours on court on a single Sunday, defeating Heide in the semi-finals and Mena in the final. Notably, his father, Jorge, was a professional football player who scored the game-winning goal for Argentina in the 1986 World Cup final. Burruchaga is seeking his second ATP Tour win and will be making his first appearance in an ATP 500 tournament.

In summary, Baez and Burruchaga will face each other for the first time at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro. Baez, currently ranked World No. 31, has enjoyed success in previous tournaments and will be aiming to defend his title in Rio. Meanwhile, Burruchaga, ranked World No. 137, has made steady progress in his career and is looking to secure his second ATP Tour win.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Baez will win.
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