Marco Cecchinato vs Giulio Zeppieri

ATP Madrid Qualifying

Time: 2:30 PM IST

Head-to-head: 0-0 

Two Italian clay court specialists face off with the hope of making it to the main draw of the Madrid Masters. The more experienced Cecchinato has enjoyed some solid results in April losing just one of his five matches and beating the likes of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Fabio Fognini and Diego Schwartzmann. Zeppieri, on the other hand, has lost four of his last five games on clay, with the win coming in the last qualifying round in Madrid where he beat Jozef Kovalik. 

With the kind of experience and form Cecchinato possesses, it is difficult for us to see Zeppieri get past him. 

Prediction: Back Marco Cecchinato to win @ 1.66

Borna Gojo vs Zsombor Piros

ATP Madrid Qualifying

Time: 7:30 PM IST 

Head-to-head: 0-1 

Borna Gojo has had an up-and-down season, having picked up some good wins, the Croatian has also let many matches slip away from him. His opponent, Hungarian Zsombor Piros is in red hot form coming into his encounter having won his last 10 matches played, those too on clay.

Both players have played each other once before, albeit on hard courts, an encounter that Piros won from behind 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. 

Given his current form, we cannot see past Piros in this encounter. 

Prediction: Back Zsombor Piros to win @ 2.00 

Roman Safiullin vs Sebastian Ofner

ATP Madrid Qualifying

Time: 7:30 PM IST 

Head-to-head: 0-1 

The result of this encounter could well depend upon how well Roman Safiullin is able to play today. He has been hit-and-miss all year around. His opponent, Sebastian Ofner, is most comfortable playing on clay and has been playing with form and confidence all season long.

The best version of Safiullin can easily get past Ofner, but that doesn’t seem to likely given his recent performances.
Prediction:Back Sebastian Ofner to win @ 1.72