{"id":34692,"date":"2021-04-05T20:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T00:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=34692"},"modified":"2021-04-05T20:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T00:09:33","slug":"atp-marbella-open-day-2-predictions-lopez-daniel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/05\/atp-marbella-open-day-2-predictions-lopez-daniel\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Marbella Day 2 Predictions Including Feliciano Lopez vs Taro Daniel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first European ATP clay court event of the year continues in Marbella, a new event on a single year\u2019s license given the situation worldwide. Whilst the likes of top seeds Carreno Busta and Fabio Fognini are yet to get underway, there\u2019s still a whole lot of matches on Tuesday for the fans to enjoy! We also predict the day&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/05\/atp-marbella-day-2-predictions-davidovich-fokina-dzumhur\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">other four matches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Marbella Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Francisco Cerundolo vs Facundo Bagnis<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: Cerundola 1-0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/atp-challenger-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Challenger<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2021 has been a mixed bag for Cerundolo to say the least. After a stunning run to the Buenos Aires final as a qualifier, things went a little south. Cerundolo wom just three games against fellow argentine Diego Schwartzman in the final. In his only event after that, he also won just three games in Santiago. Ironically enough, Santiago was where Bagnis made the final, barely coming up short, losing 7-5 in the final set to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/03\/02\/christian-garin-rising-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cristian Garin<\/a>. It\u2019s an extremely hard match to call given both have made clay court finals within the last few months but purely based on Cerundola winning their only meeting four months ago with ease, he\u2019s my favorite here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Cerundolo in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"fyqv9k9oRI9EsP05t-V9sQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1231583503\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'fyqv9k9oRI9EsP05t-V9sQ',sig:'rLwOzGo43phWq5fB_LHDoXRA5rpl10BswQJsCbuAgrk=',w:'594px',h:'412px',items:'1231583503',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Henri Laaksonen vs Jaume Munar<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: Munar 1-0 (Challenger)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you watch <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/27\/jaume-munar-aggressive-mindset\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Munar at his best<\/a>, there\u2019s most definitely a good clay courter in there, or at the very least one ranked above his current ranking of #95. Recent form for the Spaniard hasn\u2019t been good, however. Thankfully, for his sake, his 29-year-old opponent had lost four of his last five matches before qualifying for this event. I can\u2019t see the man from Switzerland posing much threat here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Munar in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Vc0RXoj9S0NHWT_tpWHmVQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1231540915\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Vc0RXoj9S0NHWT_tpWHmVQ',sig:'euXqR7lOWWr7upDJn-vPZQxBTn8B3N_pQFRi6EraPZ4=',w:'594px',h:'454px',items:'1231540915',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Ilya Ivashka vs Pedro Martinez<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: Martinez 1-0 (Qualifying)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before COVID-19 it would be a little shocking at times if you had an official ATP Tour match between two men ranked 100 and 115, but that\u2019s exactly what we have here. In fairness though, it\u2019s hard to argue against either deserving a spot in the main draw here. The Belorussian won the Ortisei Challenger near the end of last year and last week lost 6-4 in the final set against Denis Shapovalov, ranked inside the world\u2019s top 1t. Martinez, on the other hand, won the Challenger event here in Marbella in November last year and followed it up with a run to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a> third round in February. Unfortunately, the Spaniard had to withdraw during his first round match in Miami. But if he\u2019s fit, he gets the nod from me.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Martinez in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ACCQQfXxRyB8mFI8kciyZA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1231113219\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ACCQQfXxRyB8mFI8kciyZA',sig:'wQZJSTmiO-wopShyfXxbCHs4_OxAxnzFop27QfaK-RU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231113219',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Feliciano Lopez vs Taro Daniel<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: Lopez 1-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In what I consider to be the most exciting match of the day, Feliciano Lopez aged 39 is still around and kicking. He may not be anywhere near the force he once was but credit where it\u2019s due it\u2019s insane at his age he\u2019s still ranked inside the world\u2019s top 70. Clay is no doubt the worst surface for both men so it\u2019s a bit hard to imagine how this is going to go. Logically you would think the Japanese would be able to get enough returns into play and move Lopez handily around the court.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Daniel in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"sWedhxttTRxMvaqmlyirlw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1303429054\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sWedhxttTRxMvaqmlyirlw',sig:'eiIimkv6uNcbQTxJ0JfY2MLndhGgxtLk-T2cO9xgNl8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1303429054',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first European ATP clay court event of the year continues in Marbella, a new event on a single year\u2019s license given the situation worldwide. Whilst the likes of top seeds Carreno Busta and Fabio Fognini are yet to get underway, there\u2019s still a whole lot of matches on Tuesday for the fans to enjoy! 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