Prediction Of Giron Vs Popyrin H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Bnp Paribas Open 2025?

What Time Will Marcos Giron Play Against Alexei Popyrin?

Giron and Popyrin are on the Day 5 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Open 2025 on Sunday 9 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?

Marcos Giron from the USA will face [26] Alexei Popyrin from Australia in their upcoming match. Popyrin currently leads their head-to-head record 1-0. They previously met at the Hard R16 in Adelaide-1 (Australia), where Popyrin won the match 4-6 6-4 6-3. They also had another encounter at the ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Q (Canada) in which Giron emerged victorious with a score of 6-4 6-7(10) 6-1.

Let’s take a closer look at Marcos Giron. He is 31 years old and currently ranked World No. 48, with his career-high being No. 37. In 2025, he has had a strong record of 9-4 with three quarterfinal appearances. In Indian Wells, he has a record of 6-5, reaching the third round in 2019 and 2025.

Giron is one of three former UCLA Bruins who broke into the Top 50 during the 2022 season, alongside Cressy and McDonald. He achieved his career-high ranking in August 2024 after saving a match point in the Newport final to secure his first ATP Tour title. At the age of 29, he reached his first ATP Tour final in his home state of California at the 2022 San Diego tournament. Giron has also qualified for 11 ATP Masters 1000 events, with notable runs to the third round at the 2020 and 2021 Paris tournaments and the 2023 Toronto event. He has shown resilience in Grand Slam tournaments, such as his come-from-behind victories against Dimitrov in the first round of the 2021 Roland Garros, as well as reaching the third round in both the 2023 Roland Garros and the 2025 Australian Open. Giron, a former NCAA singles champion for UCLA in 2014, broke into the Top 100 in 2020 following hip surgeries in 2015 and 2016. Notably, he has secured significant wins against 2021 runner-up Basilashvili and No. 5 ranked Ruud in the first and second rounds, respectively. However, he still holds a 1-10 record against the Top 5. Giron is aiming to reach the R16 of the ATP Masters 1000 for the fifth time, following his previous accomplishments at the 2020-21 Paris, 2022 Rome, and 2023 Toronto tournaments. Since July, he has a record of 2-9 against the Top 30, including a victory against No. 25 ranked Khachanov at the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in October.

Turning our attention to Alexei Popyrin, he is 25 years old and currently ranked World No. 27, with a career-high ranking of No. 23. In 2025, Popyrin has a record of 2-5, with his best performance being a third-round appearance at Indian Wells. He achieved his career-high ranking in August 2024 after saving three match points against Dimitrov in the third round of the Montreal tournament, ultimately clinching the title and becoming the first Australian ATP Masters 1000 champion since Hewitt in 2003. Additionally, Popyrin earned five consecutive wins against Top 20 players during the 2024 Montreal tournament when he was ranked World No. 62, making him the fourth lowest-ranked champion in ATP Masters 1000 series history. He achieved his biggest career win against four-time champion and then-World No. 2 Djokovic, propelling him to his first Grand Slam fourth round at the 2024 US Open. Prior to this victory, Popyrin had a winless record of 0-6 in Grand Slam third-round matches. Popyrin has also reached his first ATP Tour semifinal, won his first title at the 2021 Singapore tournament, and defeated former champion Wawrinka for his second title at the 2023 Umag tournament. In 2019, he qualified for tour-level events 10 times, tying the single-season record set by M. Zverev in 2016. Popyrin reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 2, winning 17 consecutive matches and securing the 2017 Roland Garros boys’ singles title.

Popyrin is aiming for his first top 50 win since defeating No. 5 ranked Medvedev at the ATP Masters 1000 Paris in October. Since then, he has a record of 0-4 against top-ranked opponents. In the previous year, Popyrin performed well in ATP Masters 1000 events, going 13-7 and clinching his first title at this level in Montreal.

With these facts and insights, the matchup between Marcos Giron and Alexei Popyrin promises to be an exciting battle on the tennis court.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Giron will win.
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