Who Will Win: Giron Vs Baez? Prediction For ATP Cincinnati Open 2024

What Time Will Marcos Giron Play Against Sebastian Baez?

Giron and Baez are on the Day 2 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2024 on Tuesday 13 August 2024. 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?

Marcos Giron and Sebastian Baez will be facing each other in the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid tournament. Baez currently leads the head-to-head record with a 1-0 advantage. In their previous meeting at the same tournament in 2023, Baez emerged victorious with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Analyzing their previous encounter, Giron dominated the attack battle, but Baez proved to be more effective when attacking and was able to turn defensive positions into winning points. His successful steal score can be attributed to his hard hitting from both corners, registering an impressive speed of 71mph, higher than the tour average of 61mph.

Let’s take a closer look at each player’s background. Marcos Giron, aged 31, is currently ranked 45th in the world, with a career-high ranking of 37th. In 2024, he achieved a record of 20-19, which included winning the Newport title. In Cincinnati, he reached the second round in both 2020 and 2022.

Giron is one of three former UCLA Bruins players who broke into the top 50 during the 2022 season. He achieved his career-high ranking of 37th soon after winning his first ATP Tour title in Newport. In 2022, he advanced to his first ATP Tour final at the age of 29, which took place in his home state of California. Giron has also qualified for 10 ATP Masters 1000 events, including the 2023 Toronto tournament, where he secured a significant victory over No. 6 player, Rune, in the second round. Notably, he reached the third round of the 2021 Roland Garros after a remarkable comeback from 6-2, 6-4, 5-1 down and saving three match points against Dimitrov in the first round. Giron won the 2014 NCAA singles title for UCLA and broke into the top 100 in 2020 following hip surgeries in 2015 and 2016.

It’s worth mentioning that Giron has a record of 4-7 against the top 20 players this year, and his overall record stands at 15-35. Notably, he has secured hard-court victories

over No. 14 Tiafoe and No. 17 Mannarino in Dallas, as well as a win over No. 19 Mannarino in Delray Beach.

On the other hand, Sebastian Baez, aged 23, is currently ranked 20th in the world, with a career-high ranking of 18th. In 2024, he achieved a record of 29-19, winning two titles. However, in Cincinnati, he was eliminated in the first round in 2022.

Baez broke into the top 20 at a career-high ranking of 18th in June 2024, following back-to-back ATP Tour title wins in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago earlier that year. In 2023, he achieved a personal-best of 31 wins, including a 12-match winning streak. He won titles in Kitzbuhel and Winston-Salem and reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the US Open.

The Argentine player captured his first ATP Tour title at the 2022 Estoril tournament and later earned his second title on home soil at the 2023 Cordoba tournament, despite previously experiencing six consecutive losses and 17 losses in his previous 18 matches. Baez climbed through the rankings in 2021, breaking into the top 300, 200, and 100, and he also accumulated an impressive record of 6-3 in Challenger finals, tying for the second-most titles in a season, behind Griekspoor’s eight in 2021. At the junior level, Baez became the world number one 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 his hometown of Buenos Aires.

It should be noted that Baez is seeking his first top 50 win on hard courts since defeating No. 23 Coric in the 2023 US Open first round, as he currently holds a 0-7 record. Although he has been impressive on clay courts this season with 26 wins, he has struggled on hard courts, holding a 3-5 record. Baez is determined to secure his first win on this surface since defeating Fognini in the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells second round in March.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Giron will win.
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