{"id":35126,"date":"2021-04-20T14:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=35126"},"modified":"2021-04-20T16:06:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:06:23","slug":"atp-barcelona-day-3-predictions-auger-aliassime-musetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/20\/atp-barcelona-day-3-predictions-auger-aliassime-musetti\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Barcelona Open Day 3 Predictions Including Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Lorenzo Musetti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another day of the European court season, and this time it\u2019s the ATP Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Tuesday led to both exciting 17-year-olds Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune losing tight matches. Wednesday features fellow youngsters <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/04\/16\/why-felix-auger-aliassime-will-be-the-greatest-player-of-his-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/07\/lorenzo-musetti-player-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> going at it in what could be a blockbuster match.<\/p>\n<p>We predict all of Wednesday&#8217;s matches. Three of them are in this article, and we have two more articles. One features <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/20\/atp-barcelona-open-day-3-predictions-ivashka-nadal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ilya Ivashka vs Rafael Nadal<\/a> and the other headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/20\/atp-barcelona-open-day-3-predictions-munar-tsitsipas\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Juame Munar vs Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Barcelona Open Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Adrian Mannarino vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong>Ramos-Vinolas 4-3<\/p>\n<p>The pair have played seven times in the past, and three have been on hard courts and the other four on clay. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a surprise to anyone that the Frenchman has won all three meeting on the faster surface whilst the Spaniard has come out victorious in every match on the dirt, including a straight sets win at Roland Garros last year. Ramos-Vinolas has already made two semifinals and a final this year on clay. Despite a long tricky opening match against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/28\/getting-to-know-holger-rune\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">17-year-old Holger Rune<\/a>, it\u2019s hard to see this going Mannarino\u2019s way, especially with his gamestyle not suited to slower, higher-bouncing conditions.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Ramos-Vinolas in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"_4tKp0NbRIB4rWPi012LZQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1313453137\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'_4tKp0NbRIB4rWPi012LZQ',sig:'Egt-w4WfXWl7_hNGzgtzQqkKMoVI6NIkFXdWhUokkkw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1313453137',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Alexander Bublik vs Alex De Minaur<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> De Minaur 1-0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sort of hard to believe Bublik is still in Barcelona. After screaming many times in his opening match about how much he hates the surface, he somehow managed to overcome Spaniard <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/03\/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-unconventional-spaniard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> from a set down, ironically the man who beat De Minaur last week in Monte-Carlo. When you look at the Australian\u2019s game you would actually think it\u2019s somewhat suited to the clay, he moves great and can outlast most in long grueling rallies but the reality of things is very different. In fact his results are so bad on clay he\u2019s lost his last seven ATP matches on the surface, make that 11 if you count Davis Cup and Challenger matches too. Despite how much Bublik may claim he hates clay, he\u2019s nowhere near as bad as De Minaur on it.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bublik in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6w9fk6xaTrxPHEIQzvJR7A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1313478471\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'6w9fk6xaTrxPHEIQzvJR7A',sig:'DbOkSqgLNG3FEgxvH2ow35pC_jIdjLosVTWyCe64gAc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1313478471',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Pablo Carreno Busta vs Jordan Thompson<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> 0-0<\/p>\n<p>Just like his compatriot De Minaur mentioned above, Thompson is yet another Aussie who struggles on the clay. He earned a decent win over Richard Gasquet in a final set tiebreak in the opening round, but it\u2019s sad to admit the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/03\/23\/2021-is-the-end-for-monfils-gasquet-and-the-old-french-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Gasquet on tour these days is only a shadow of his former self<\/a>. Carreno Busta is, to put it lightly, a far better player, especially on this surface. He is in great form after winning the title in Marbella two weeks ago and had match point to make the quarterfinals in Monte-Carlo last week. Thompson\u2019s only chance is hoping Carreno Busta is somewhat fatigued after all the tennis he\u2019s played the past few weeks, but that\u2019s unlikely after a few days off for the Spaniard.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Carreno Busta in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"0yTdscz9TshTeBUODA5yaw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1313356431\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'0yTdscz9TshTeBUODA5yaw',sig:'UCXGqT7hyu7759zia4Ad1pO1pGDsIuYM3fxKv9Khl2Y=',w:'434px',h:'594px',items:'1313356431',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Felix-Auger Aliassime vs Lorenzo Musetti<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> 0-0<\/p>\n<p>No doubt the match of the round, the 19-year-old Italian against the 20-year-old Canadian. Musetti has already shown us in his short career that he has the game to contend on the surface, with wins over last week\u2019s semifinalist Dan Evans and 2015 Roland Garros champion Stan Wawrinka. Auger-Aliassime, on the other hand, despite a final in Brazil a few years back, isn\u2019t the most suited to the clay. There\u2019s no doubt he also has the game, especially with his killer topspin forehand, to be great on clay. With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/08\/toni-nadal-to-coach-felix-auger-aliassime\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rafael Nadal\u2019s uncle now coaching the young Canadian<\/a>, there\u2019s no question in my mind that the 20-year-old will finally become the player we all thought he would many years ago. A win here would be the first step into doing so under Toni Nadal.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Auger-Aliassime in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day of the European court season, and this time it\u2019s the ATP Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Tuesday led to both exciting 17-year-olds Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune losing tight matches. Wednesday features fellow youngsters Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Musetti going at it in what could be a blockbuster match. 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