Alex De Minaur vs Roberto Carballes Baena Prediction: the class of opponents is very different

Prediction for the ATP Antwerp match which will take place on October 16. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

We haven't seen De Minaur since the US Open, where the Australian was quite successful, reaching the quarter-finals where he lost to Britain's Draper in three sets. De Minaur beat Hiron, Virtanen, Evans and Thompson along the way. De Minaur is a contender for the final tournament and so far is ranked 9th in the race, it should be noted that three places are already taken, eight tennis players will take part in the tournament, two are substitutes.

Before the tournament in Antwerp, the Spaniard played three tournaments in China, where he did not have much success, in total, five wins with 4 losses. In Belgium, Roberto beat German Köpfer in two sets. The match against Köpfer lasted an hour and 13 minutes and the Spaniard won 6:4, 6:0. The Spaniard made 4 aces with three double faults, won 79% of points on the first serve and 33% on the second.

The Spaniard is a profile dirt player, while the Australian is a profile hardcourt player. If Alex has beaten Roberto twice on dirt courts, including in 2024 in Rome, we should probably expect a confident victory for Alex in the upcoming game. The only thing in favour of the Spaniard is the presence of practice at the current tournament, but the class of the opponents is incommensurable, so we choose in favour of the world No. 9.