On Thursday, February 17, World No. 62, Pedro Martínez will challenge the World No. 14 Diego Schwartzman in the second round of the ATP Rio Open 2022.
Pedro Martínez vs Diego Schwartzman: Match Details
- Tournament: ATP Rio Open 2022
- Match: Pedro Martínez vs Diego Schwartzman
- Round: Second round
- Date: 17th February 2022
- Venue: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Surface: Claycourt
- Prize Money: $ 48,570.
Pedro Martínez vs Diego Schwartzman: Preview
Before the Rio Open 2022, Pedro Martínez competed in the Sydney International, Australian Open, Cordoba Open, and Argentina Open. However, he didn’t make it past the second round in any of the tournaments. He went down against Dan Evans (2-6, 3-6), Cristian Garin (7-6, 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 2-6), Juan Ignacio Londero (3-6, 6-7), and Fabio Fognini (4-6, 6-7) respectfully. In the Rio Open, Martínez defeated Shang Juncheng (6-3, 6-4) in the first round in straight sets.
Diego Schwartzman started the year with the ATP Cup, where he won two out of three group stages. The 4-time ATP title winner lost in the second round of the Australian Open to Christopher O’Connell (6-7, 4-6, 4-6). As the first seed, Schwartzman made it to the finals of the Cordoba Open but went down against Alejandro Tabilo (3-6, 6-7). Similarly, he went up until the Argentina Open finals but lost to Casper Ruud in a tough three-setter (7-5, 2-6, 3-6). As the third seed, he will first face the Spaniard in the second round.
Pedro Martínez vs Diego Schwartzman: Head-to-Head
Pedro Martínez and Diego Schwartzman have never faced each other on court previously, making their head-to-head at 0-0. The Argentinian and the Spaniard will be playing for the first time in the second round of the ATP Rio Open 2022.
Pedro Martínez vs Diego Schwartzman, ATP Rio Open 2022: Prediction
Pedro Martínez hasn’t been performing too well since the start of the year. Diego Schwartzman is the crowd favorite as he had already won the Rio Open in 2018. He had reached two finals and had defeated multiple top-seeded players. Martinez has generally played well on clay and will definitely give Schwartzman a run for his money. Martínez has an 8-4 win-loss stat starting this year.
Prediction: Diego Schwartzman is expected to win.
Pedro Martínez vs Diego Schwartzman, ATP Rio Open 2022: Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- USA- Tennis Channel
- Australia– beIN
- UK and Ireland- Amazon Prime
- The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
- Central America- ESPN
- Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
- South America and Oceania- ESPN International
- Canada- TSN, and DAZN
- Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport
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