David Goffin vs Marcel Granollers Pujol Tennis Prediction
Their H2H is tied at 1-1, but the Spaniard won their recent and only clay meeting at the Monte Carlo Masters in 2016. Though Granollers Pujol was struggling with his form over the past few months, Goffin’s unconvincing performances since returning from the eye injury should give him a glimmer of hope going into this contest.
David Goffin News
Playing his first clay tournament of the season, David Goffin defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets before losing to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinal of Monte Carlo Masters last week.
It was a much-needed run for the Belgian considering he suffered a freak eye injury during his semifinal match at Rotterdam and faced a humiliating defeat against Joao Sousa in the following match at Miami, 0-6 1-6.
The world #10 does not have a great record here at Barcelona as he faced a first round exit in 2012 (debut) and could win only one match in 2017 (second and recent appearance).
Marcel Granollers Pujol News
Marcel Granollers Pujol registered his first win on tour this season when he strolled past Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round of ATP Barcelona on Monday, 6-2 6-2.
The Spaniard has so far won 20 matches in 2018, including two titles at Bangkok 2 Challenger and Bangkok 3 Challenger but the win against Kukushkin was his first in an ATP World Tour event since Beijing 2017.
This is Marcel Granollers Pujol’s 17th consecutive appearance at ATP Barcelona, but only twice he managed to progress beyond the second round, in 2013 (R16) and 2015 (R16). Moreover, he lost his second round match to Rafael Nadal and Benoit Paire in his recent two visits, in 2016 and 2017 respectively.Big match today at ATP – SINGLES: Barcelona (Spain), clay: Goffin vs Granollers.
Tennis Prediction: David Goffin
Odds: 1.33
