{"id":66179,"date":"2024-04-16T18:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=66179"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:17:13","slug":"atp-barcelona-day-3-predictions-tsitsipas-ofner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/04\/16\/atp-barcelona-day-3-predictions-tsitsipas-ofner\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Barcelona Day 3 Predictions Including Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Sebastian Ofner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed his 3rd ATP 1000 title last week and will be looking to carry that momentum to the rest of the clay season. He&#8217;s a 3-time runner-up at ATP Barcelona (2018, 2021, 2023) as well and takes on Sebastian Ofner in his opener this year. Who do you think will come out on top?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Barcelona Day 3 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Andrea Vavassori vs Roberto Bautista Agut<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Vavassori got the lucky loser call-up after Karen Khachanov withdrew. The Italian has an interesting clay game, sometimes grinding with the slice only to serve and volley on the next shot. It&#8217;s tough to say where exactly he&#8217;d be in the singles rankings if that was his only focus (he made the Australian Open doubles final this year). Against the veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, he might have a proper chance of winning, but the consistent Spaniard is probably the favorite.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Bautista Agut in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170468&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Lorenzo Musetti vs Roberto Carballes Baena<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>If his Monte Carlo performances are anything to go by, this could be a phenomenal clay-court swing for Lorenzo Musetti. Even a month ago at the Sunshine Double, the Italian was once again using his wide repertoire in a much smarter manner. The difference in creativity between him and Roberto Carballes Baena is quite something, and while Musetti is sometimes a bit &#8216;all style, no substance&#8217;, he really should be taking this one home if he produces a solid showing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Musetti in 2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"SjL3lXvlQ4RrrmCdQYOnwg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2148279513\" 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:'SjL3lXvlQ4RrrmCdQYOnwg',sig:'FP-UnPtgWu75ZUSc2gL1BeCPFxAXkGbCLvk_OWix1BQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2148279513',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Dusan Lajovic vs Ugo Humbert<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Humbert 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Ugo Humbert made such a massive leap on clay last year with the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/05\/21\/challenger-tour-recap-humbert-wins-another-challenger-175\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"> two Challenger 175 titles<\/a> and making the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo, but it didn&#8217;t come as much of a surprise. Now we&#8217;ll get to see if the in-form Frenchman can really keep going like this throughout this part of the season. Dusan Lajovic loves this surface and produced a quick win over Diego Schwartzman in the opening round, but he might struggle to respond if Humbert is on top of his game. Even on clay.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Humbert in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Sebastian Ofner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Tsitsipas 2-0<\/p>\n<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas is back in form with the Monte Carlo run and should be one of the main contenders for the title here. Going deep in back-to-back weeks tends to be tricky, but the Greek has done it before, with three final appearances in Barcelona over the years. Carlos Alcaraz won&#8217;t be around to stop him this time, and who knows if Rafael Nadal gets that far. Sebastian Ofner can fire up on occasion, but on clay, it&#8217;s so much tougher to put pressure on Tsitsipas with a game like that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Tsitsipas in 2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170472&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed his 3rd ATP 1000 title last week and will be looking to carry that momentum to the rest of the clay season. He&#8217;s a 3-time runner-up at ATP Barcelona (2018, 2021, 2023) as well and takes on Sebastian Ofner in his opener this year. 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