Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece will meet Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena in the second round of the 2023 French Open on Wednesday, June 1. Get the predictions and odds of this Stefanos Tsitsipas v Roberto Carballes Baena match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Tsitsipas v Carballes Baena Head to Head
Tsitsipas won their only meeting in Estoril in 2018.
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Tsitsipas Holds Off Vessely
2021 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas needed three hours and 13 minutes to pass the Jiri Vesely test in the first round on Monday.
The fifth seed struck 12 aces, won 83% points on his first delivery and hit 52 winners in the match to knock out the world no. 452, 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7).
It was a tight finish in the end with the Greek saving four set points in the fourth set tiebreak and coming back from 3-6 down to claim the set and the match.
In the first set too, Tsitsipas had come back after conceding an early break to take a 1-0 lead. He then got the solitary break of the second set to make it two-sets to-love. Vesely pulled a set back and was on the verge of forcing the decider, but the world no. 5 reacted on time to ended the Czech’s tournament in four sets.
Tsitsipas improved his season record to 14-4 on clay. He was a finalist in Barcelona, a semifinalist in Rome and a quarterfinalist in Monte-Carlo.
The 24-year-old, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in 2021, has reached at least the round of 16 in each of his last five French Open appearances.
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Carballes Baena Edges Out Nava
Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena made it past the opening round at Roland Garros for the third time in his seventh appearance.
The world no. 58 needed two-and-a-half hours to win his opener though, ousting qualifier Emilio Nava 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-2.
The straight sets win saw the Spaniard make just 19 unforced errors, 40 less than Nava’s 59. He also hit half the number of winners to Nava’s 32 in the match.
Thanks to the win, Carballes Baena is 12-8 on clay and 14-13 across levels this year.
The 2023 Marrakech Open champion is now one win from equaling his best at Roland Garros achieved in 2020. He had also reached the second round last year but was beaten by Jannik Sinner.
Can the clay court specialist pull off an upset win on Wednesday?
Tsitsipas v Carballes Baena Prediction and Tip
It turned out to be a tricky first round contest for the world no. 5. But despite the challenges, Tsitsipas found his way through. The Greek’s second round match is even trickier and is expected to see more than three sets, but once again, Tsitsipas’s fighting ability and superior game should combine to move him into the third round.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Tsitsipas to win: 1/10
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 32.5 games in the match: 4/5
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