{"id":65684,"date":"2024-04-03T13:16:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T17:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=65684"},"modified":"2024-04-03T19:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T23:01:41","slug":"atp-estoril-day-4-predictions-hurkacz-choinski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/04\/03\/atp-estoril-day-4-predictions-hurkacz-choinski\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Estoril Day 4 Predictions Including Hubert Hurkacz vs Jan Choinski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ATP action in Estoril was almost completely rained off on Tuesday, which leads to Thursday now being a packed schedule with both halves of their draw competing in their second-round matches. Hubert Hurkacz starts his campaign against Jan Choinski, while home crowd favorite Nuno Borges takes on Lorenzo Musetti. We also look at the rest of Thursday&#8217;s matches in a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/04\/03\/atp-estoril-day-4-predictions-ruud-van-de-zandschulp\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">separate article<\/a>. Who do you think will prevail?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Estoril Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Pablo Llamas Ruiz vs David Jorda Sanchis<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Llamas Ruiz 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Pablo Llamas Ruiz defeated David Jorda Sanchis in the final round of qualifying; now they&#8217;re meeting again in round two of the main draw. Jorda Sanchis got in as a lucky loser and took his chance against Portugal&#8217;s Jaime Faria, but given he just lost to Llamas Ruiz he can&#8217;t really be considered the favorite here. His main advantage is the serve, but his compatriot is also surprisingly good at executing +1 forehand combinations on clay. Off the ground, Llamas Ruiz has so much more variety.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Llamas Ruiz in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170460&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Marton Fucsovics vs Gael Monfils<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Monfils 3-0<\/p>\n<p>Gael Monfils might have survived the opening round against Henrique Rocha in straight sets, but it wasn&#8217;t that comfortable. The Frenchman had to fend off multiple set points and was forced to work hard for the win due to the admirable effort of the 20-year-old. Now he gets Marton Fucsovics, a familiar foe whom he eliminated on the way to the Stockholm title last year. On clay the Hungarian might have a slightly tougher time against him, not being able to use the slice or fire aggressive forehands that effectively.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Monfils in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"RzvlMlboS9p_Yzj5PUztwA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2113412498\" 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:'RzvlMlboS9p_Yzj5PUztwA',sig:'9QZ-9LfajMtpvO8Pd8g6PxqNGrf3Hy4LXvySukiN66E=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2113412498',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Nuno Borges vs Lorenzo Musetti<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Nuno Borges looked down and out when he fell 0-6 0-2 behind against Lucas Pouille in the opening round, but he eventually produced a stunning comeback to save one match point and win. Playing at home might bring the best out of you, but can also add some extra pressure. He&#8217;ll need to be on top of his game now as Lorenzo Musetti is returning to his favorite surface after a great Sunshine Double. This is a blockbuster but maybe some Portuguese magic can take place.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Borges in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"HGCwiAllRcZ2hDe5KwC23Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2123621844\" 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:'HGCwiAllRcZ2hDe5KwC23Q',sig:'GQRutdjJtLCJqpmdXgZ2YtIYtgX-Vk5r_LNtbiNTjV0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2123621844',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Hubert Hurkacz vs Jan Choinski<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Hurkacz 1-0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/12\/11\/hurkacz-overcame-stagnation-in-latter-half-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Hubert Hurkacz<\/a> also played Estoril last year, losing at this very stage to Bernabe Zapata Miralles. If the conditions were as damp as at the beginning of the week, he probably wouldn&#8217;t have a great shot to go deep in this event. Now that it&#8217;s a bit sunnier maybe his serve will do a bit more damage, but this is a relatively tricky matchup. Jan Choinski plays a fairly similar style, falling into the tall counter-puncher mode. If the serves are a bit neutralized by the surface, this can get physical.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Hurkacz in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170472&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ATP action in Estoril was almost completely rained off on Tuesday, which leads to Thursday now being a packed schedule with both halves of their draw competing in their second-round matches. Hubert Hurkacz starts his campaign against Jan Choinski, while home crowd favorite Nuno Borges takes on Lorenzo Musetti. 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