Day 2 at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome will not feature the seeds, but there are still many exciting and high-quality matches in prospect. Many lower-ranked clay specialists are looking to get some important ranking points and start a run at ATP Rome, including Matteo Arnaldi squaring off against veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. It will certainly be another great day of tennis at the Foro Italico, but who will advance?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head:<\/strong> Seyboth Wild 2-0 Borges<\/p>\n Borges is easily the more consistent player of the two, but Seyboth Wild definitely has the level to beat him, as shown by the fact that he won both of their matchups (both in 2024) in straight sets. Borges had a great run to the last 16 here last year, one that will be very tough to repeat. This first round will be very hard to negotiate. It’s pretty much a fifty-fifty match that could go either way.<\/p>\n Prediction: Seyboth Wild in 3<\/em><\/p>\n Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n De Jong played a great match to beat Jo\u00e3o Fonseca last week, but couldn’t really reproduce that level in his next match in Estoril or in qualifying here (made the main draw as a lucky loser). That said, Shevchenko isn’t quite comfortable on clay, and on a slow clay court like this, De Jong should have the slight edge and make it through to the second round.<\/p>\n Prediction: De Jong in 3<\/em><\/p>\nJesper De Jong vs Alexander Shevchenko<\/h4>\n