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Gasquet is fairly more experienced and successful on clay than Anderson. On the other hand the French played his second match since 25.02.2017 in the R16 here, where handled well nearly perfect against Berlocq. The easy win could not tell us for the real shape of the French. In the same time Anderson also is finding his rhythm. He is 4/2 w/l on clay and Nadal was needed in Barcelona for the South African to be stopped. In the H2H Gasquet is leading with 5-3. In their only previous match on clay Anderson won the first set, so I think he can repeat that today.

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Raonic is back after absence due injury and struggled a lot against A.Bedene in the previous round. The points will be good for him but with the two ATP1000 events coming in two straight weeks I doubted that he will be fully into this match. Tomic is poor on clay but he managed to win two matches on the clay here and for sure will be fully motivated in this one. Raonic is leading with 5-0 in the H2H but this will be their first match on clay and I think Tomic can win a set.

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In spite the fact that the match will be in the Czech Repubic I do not favour Pavlasek. He has just three wins this season and two of them are here. He has reached the final here, but had three early exits in the first round. Pavlasek beaten Napolitano in their lose meeting before. On the other hand the Italian is 5/3 w/l on clay this year and he has reached the final here last year. I see great value here for the Italian and I go for it.

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This is match from the quarter finals. Pliskova is the local favorite, but she simply does not have the necessary abilities to be competitive on the clay. She has strong first serve and powerful shots too but her footwork is simply poor and in the longer rallies she will be dominated. The Brazilian started from the qualifications and she already beat McHale and Stosur here in straight sets. She is lefty too and I think will have decent edge over Pliskova.

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This is match from the WTA in Prague. Both have totally different style of play. Ostapenko is very aggressive and always goes for the winner. Wozniacki is more patient and prefer the long rallies. In the H2H the result is 2-0 for the Latvian and she did beat the Danish on WTA Charleston this year. Both are in form and holds record 8/2 w/l this season. I think the match will be very tight and most likely decided in three sets but I go for win of a set for Ostapenko.

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No matter of the fact that that Sousa is from Portugal and he is more experienced on the clay I think he might get in troubles here. Fratangelo won two matches in the qualifications and has better match practice. He is a hitter and has game similar of Berdych. He can be a real tough nut to be cracked. Sousa likes the longer rallies and he is more vulnerable from the backhand side. Sousa has two appearances here in Estoril and both times lots in the first round, so I think the American can steal a set.

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Chardy is player who is equally good on all surfaces. His game is based on his huge forehand and strong first serve. Meanwhile if he does not take the initiative he can be very vulnerable as he is very limited in defence plan. Kovalik’s game is also very aggressive but he spends most of his time on the clay and he has won two matches here in the qualifications. I think here the Slovakian has good chances to steal a set.

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The German is 26 years old with no memorable success. He is not a bad player with some good matches lately and he did win two matches in the qualifications and in my opinion the better match practice is the sole advantage that he has over Melzer. This will be their first meeting. The Austrian is far from reliable lately, but still he is lefty with great serve and forehand. Also he has positive memories from his sole appearance here in 2015, when he reached the final. I think Melzer will win this one.

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I have no hesitation in this one. Khachanov did beat Goffin, but the Belgian has the similar game style of Khachanov simply less powerful. The serve of Zeballos is significantly better and the fact that he uses left hand will be vital. Also Zeballos is more experienced on clay and tends to attack the net more often and successful. This will be their first meeting and I think the lefty from Argentina will win a set at least.

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I could not see Andreozzi in the position of such a favorite. It is true that he is more successful overall but he likes the slower red clay than the green one here. Moreover he lost the sole previous meeting against the Indian on Roland Garros back in 2015. Ramanathan is doing well on the green clay and he is 3/1 w/l from his four matches so far. The Argentinean lost a set 6-0 to V.Millot in the previous round and got lucky because the French retired eventually. I think on odds greater than 2.70 we have great value for Ramanathan.

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I think the veteran is in excellent shape here. He survived in the thriller against O.Giaclone and end the losing spree. He is 39 years old but still have enough fuel in the tank. He reached the semifinals in Buenos Aires. Reuter is nothing special and he heas never been ranked in the first 190. In the sole previous match Ramirez – Hidaglo won in two sets and I think we will see another win for the Spaniard.

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Goffin struggled a little bit against Basilashvili but give him plenty of chances to clinch a set. Khachanov is powerful hitter who already has a title under his belt. He won two wins in straight sets and proved that he is in form. In the sole previous meeting Goffin won in three sets and my call is Khachanov to win a set.

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This is match from the second round and I see nice value for Montanes. Lopez is leading with 4-1 in the H2H and all of the matches were on clay. On the other hand Lopez is in modest form and the clay has never been one of his strong sides of the game. He lieks the fast surfaces where his serve and volley can work well. Montanes did pretty good job against G.Garcia – Lopez in the previous round and he is the player which game is more suited for the clay. Another upset looks highly unlikely but I see three sets thriller in this one.

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Harrison is far from reliable on clay courts, but he can play well in defence and more important he has beaten Kuznetsov is 2 from their three matches so far, including the one on clay. The Russian is in dreadful form with three wins from his last ten matches and I think here the American will steal a set.

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Zverev was trashed in his most recent match from Nadal and I doubted that he will be in great mood today especially when he will meet one of the local favorites in the face of Almagro. The Spaniard has reached the final here back in 2013 and played semifinal in 2014. He already played one match here and won comfortable. In my opinion Almagro will be competitive and will win a set.

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This is match from the first round of ATP Barcelona. Daniel is player who has spend a lot of time on Futures level in Spain. In the same time the Japanese failed to evolve his game and still failed to make consistence performance in the first 100. This will be their first match. Basilashvili is in the form of his life. He is ball basher but also has solid game. I think the Georgian will win this one.

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I should go against Sousa. The Portuguese is solid player but he did no show for his last match on 21.04 and more important this was his second withdrew this year. Grigelis is lower ranked and he prefers the faster surfaces. In the same time he likes to play in Italy and has not a bad overall record on clay 141/77 w/l. I think the chances here for Grigelis are better than the odds and I go for his win.

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This is match from the first round and I think the Swedish is underrated in this one. Seppi is crafty player on all surfaces but this year his performance is quite modest with record 7/8 w/l and just one match on clay. Ymer showed pretty good form and he is 8/2 w/l. In spite the fact that he played most of his matches on Futures level he did pretty well. He is more talented than his brother and against Seppi he stands good chances.

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Cilic is definitely the more successful and experienced on higher level but almost all of his success was on faster surfaces than the clay. It is true that Cilic is leading with 3-1 in the H2H and he beat Ramos on clay but also Cilic does not do something special to reach this stage. Ramos on the other hand showed his core and did win against A.Murray after lost the first set which is something to mention. Ramos is clay court specialist and his form on the clay is already 14/5 w/l this year. He reached semifinal in Rio De Janeiro9l. to the future champion D.Thiem), lost the final in Sao Paulo against P.Cuevas and for third clay court event in a row he lost to the future champion(B.Coric) in Marrakech. In my opinion Ranmos will be competitive for at least a set and my call is the Spaniard to win a set.

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Ramos is the player in better form. He has been solid this year without a lot of ups and downs in the performance. On clay he is 12/5 w/l and has reached quarter finals in Buenos Aires and semifinal in Rio De Janeiro. In his last event he lost to the future champion Coric is three close sets. On the other hand in the H2H the result is 4-3 for Berlocq with all of the matches held on clay. Moreover the Argentinean managed to win a set in all matches so far. He is a veteran and he has already got injured this year, so I think the wisest choice here is Berlocq to win a set.