Prediction Of Cerundolo Vs Minaur H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Bnp Paribas Open 2025?

What Time Will Francisco Cerundolo Play Against Alex de Minaur?

Cerundolo and Minaur are on the Day 8 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Open 2025 on Wednesday 12 March 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?

In the upcoming match, [25] Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina will face [9] Alex de Minaur of Australia. De Minaur currently holds a 1-0 lead in their head-to-head record. The previous meeting between them took place in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on a hardcourt surface. De Minaur emerged victorious in a closely contested match, with a final score of 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-3.

Francisco Cerundolo, aged 26, is currently ranked 26th in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of 19th in June 2023. Throughout his career, he has broken into the top 100 rankings and reached new career-highs eleven times in 2022. In 2023, he reached the 4th round of a Grand Slam for the first time at Roland Garros, defeating the 8th-ranked Taylor Fritz in the process. Cerundolo moved into the top 25 rankings after defeating No. 5 Casper Ruud to win his first ATP Tour title in Bastad, followed by reaching the semifinals in Hamburg, where he defeated No. 8 Andrey Rublev. He became the first Argentine ATP Tour champion on grass in 1995 by winning the 2023 Eastbourne title. Notably, Cerundolo’s achievements also include being the lowest-ranked semifinalist in the history of the Miami tournament in 2022, where he was ranked 103rd. He is also part of a tennis family, with his father, Alejandro, having played professional tennis, his younger brother, Juan Manuel, winning the 2021 Cordoba title, and his sister, Constanza, being a member of the Argentine field hockey team that won a gold medal in the 2018 Youth Olympics. Cerundolo has a career record of 12-13 against top 10 players, including a victory over No. 2 Alexander Zverev in the Buenos Aires quarterfinals in February.

Alex de Minaur, also aged 26, is currently ranked 10th in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of 6th in July 2024. He has twice been a runner-up in the Next Gen ATP Finals and became the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004 to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in singles. De Minaur has captured a total of nine ATP Tour titles, with his biggest wins coming in Acapulco in 2023 and 2024. He achieved his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2020 US Open and has since reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Additionally, he reached the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final at the 2023 Toronto ATP Masters 1000 event. Playing for Australia, he had a successful record in Davis Cup play in 2022 and defeated No. 2 Rafael Nadal in 2023 and No. 1 Novak Djokovic in 2024 at the United Cup. De Minaur has a multicultural background, with a Uruguayan father, a Spanish mother, and he divides his time between Australia and Spain. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and French. De Minaur aims to tie Felix Auger-Aliassime for the most wins on the ATP Tour this season and has a record of 3-13, with 1 walkover win, in Round of 16 matches at ATP Masters 1000 events. He has his sights set on reaching his fifth ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal. So far this year, he has an impressive 15-1 record against players outside the top 10, with his only loss coming against No. 187 Marin Cilic in the first round of the Dubai tournament.

In terms of their performances this year, Felix Auger-Aliassime leads the ATP Tour in wins with a record of 16-5, followed closely by Alex de Minaur with a record of 15-4. Carlos Alcaraz, Jiri Lehecka, and Zizou Bergs have also been impressive with 13 wins each. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina shares the same number of wins with Bergs. De Minaur seeks to add to his win count and has the opportunity to tie Auger-Aliassime’s record with a victory in this match.

In summary, Francisco Cerundolo and Alex de Minaur will face off in an upcoming match, with de Minaur holding a 1-0 advantage in their head-to-head meetings. The players have had notable achievements in their careers, with Cerundolo recording wins against top 10 players and de Minaur reaching career-high rankings and winning multiple ATP Tour titles. Both players have performed well this season, with de Minaur aiming to tie the tour’s leading win count.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cerundolo will win.
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