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Match details
Fixture: Marcos Giron vs (8) Felix Auger-Aliassime
Date: 12 May 2022
Tournament: Italian Open
Round: Third round (Round of 16)
Venue: Rome, Italy
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Prize money: €5,415,410
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Amazon Prime Video | India - Sports18 & Voot
Marcos Giron vs Felix Auger-Aliassime preview
Marcos Giron will square off against eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday. With both players hitting form at the right time, this promises to be an interesting battle.
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Marcos Giron has not yet made a mark in the big leagues with a statement victory or a title run. The American's best performance so far this year has been a quarter-final appearance at Acapulco.
Giron is slowly finding his feet on tour and is improving with every match. Clay is not exactly his favorite surface but he has shown a lot of determination to try and adapt.
The World No. 60 won a couple of matches in the qualifiers to secure a main-draw berth in Rome this week. The American has managed to keep his impressive run going so far to make the third round in the Italian capital.
He fought back from a set down to win against Alexander Bublik 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round and then shocked 12th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 7-6(4).
Those wins would have given him great confidence ahead of his meeting with the eighth seed.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, meanwhile, has not exactly started the clay season the way he would have wanted to. He had a disappointing stint at the Monte-Carlo Masters, bowing out in the Round of 32.
However, the Canadian is slowly getting back to his best, making the quarterfinals in Barcelona, Estoril and Madrid. He picked up some important victories over Cristian Garin and Jannik Sinner at the Madrid Masters last week before losing to Alexander Zverev.
At the Italian Open, the eighth seed ousted Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a marathon match 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 to start his campaign.
Marcos Giron vs Felix Auger-Aliassime head-to-head
Auger-Aliassime leads the head-to-head against Giron 1-0. The Canadian beat Giron in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Halle Open 6-3, 6-2.
Marcos Giron vs Felix Auger-Aliassime Odds
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Marcos Giron vs Felix Auger-Aliassime prediction
The Canadian is ranked inside the top 10 and is getting better with every match. Auger-Aliassime has a strong serve and solid groundstrokes which he will look to use effectively against Giron. The American needs to serve well against a returner of Auger-Aliassime's caliber, otherwise he won't have much of a chance to stay in contention with the eighth seed.
If Auger-Aliassime can control the baseline rallies right from the start and keep his unforced errors in check, it should be an easy win for him.
Pick: Auger-Aliassime to win in straight sets.
