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

What Time Will Sebastian Baez Play Against Chun-Hsin Tseng?

Baez and Tseng are on the Day 5 Schedule at Rio Open Presented By Claro 2025 on Friday 21 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 and Chun-Hsin Tseng will face each other for the first time at the tour-level. They have met twice before, both on clay courts. Tseng defeated Baez in the Roland Garros Juniors in 2018 with a score of 7-6(5), 6-2, and again in the Sao Paulo CH in 2020, where Tseng won 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Sebastian Baez, a 24-year-old from Argentina, is currently ranked No. 31 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 18 in June 2024. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 3-3, with his best performance being a quarterfinal finish in Rio. He has a strong record in Rio, with 9 wins and 2 losses, including winning the title in 2024.

Baez’s breakthrough came in March 2024 when he won consecutive ATP Tour titles in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago, which propelled him into the top 20 rankings. In the 2023 season, he had a remarkable 12-match winning streak and reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the US Open. Baez also has two ATP Tour titles to his name, with his first coming in 2022 at Estoril and his second in his hometown of Cordoba in 2023.

Starting from 2021, Baez steadily climbed up the rankings, breaking into the top 300, 200, and 100. He had a successful season in 2021, reaching the finals of six Challenger events, which tied him for the second-most titles that year. In his junior career, Baez reached the world No. 1 ranking in March 2018 and had notable performances at Roland Garros and the Youth Olympics.

Baez is currently on a seven-match winning streak at the Rio event and aims to become the fourth defending champion to reach the semifinals. He is bidding to reach his 12th ATP Tour semifinal, his seventh in South America, and his third at the ATP 500 level.

Chun-Hsin Tseng, a 23-year-old player from Chinese Taipei, is ranked No. 125 in the world. His career-high ranking was No. 83 in August 2022, and he qualified for the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals. Tseng made his Grand Slam debut as a wildcard at the 2022 Australian Open and also qualified for the 2022 Roland Garros.

Tseng earned his first ATP Tour win at the 2022 Los Cabos tournament after previously securing five tour-level wins in Davis Cup play for Chinese Taipei. He claimed his first Challenger title in 2021 at Maia-2 and went on to win titles in Bengaluru and Murcia in 2022, without dropping a set in either tournament. In his junior career, Tseng ended 2018 as the world No. 1 junior player, achieving significant success in Grand Slam boys’ singles matches.

Tseng is playing in his second ATP Tour quarterfinal and his first above the ATP 250 level. He has a record of 1-8 against top 50 players and secured a victory against No. 28 Tabilo in the first round of the Rio event. Tseng will return to the top 100 rankings on Monday, reaching as high as No. 84 with his quarterfinal win. If he advances to the semifinals, he would be the third player representing Chinese Taipei to reach an ATP Tour semifinal.

Overall, both Baez and Tseng have shown promise in their careers, with Baez having a higher ranking and more experience at the tour-level. However, Tseng has achieved notable milestones, including qualifying for the Next Gen ATP Finals and holding the world No. 1 junior ranking. The upcoming match between these two players will be an exciting encounter as they compete for a spot in the semifinals of the Rio event.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Baez will win.
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