Marc-Andrea Huesler and Pedro Martinez Portero will face off in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marc-Andrea Huesler who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marc-Andrea Huesler is the pick to win this match.
Marc-Andrea Huesler -> 1.48
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 2.65

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Prediction and head to head Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Pedro Martinez Portero

This will be the 2nd time that Marc-Andrea Huesler and Pedro Martinez Portero clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Martinez Portero won 7-5 7-5 in the qualifications in Estoril back in 2021.

Marc-Andrea Huesler

Marc-Andrea Huesler

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Rank
245
High
47
LWLWLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-27 14-11 5-6 5-6 1-4 0-0
2024 41-28 11-6 16-10 10-9 4-3 0-0
2023 20-31 7-9 2-10 5-8 4-3 2-1
2022 45-28 9-8 18-6 11-10 7-4 0-0
2021 30-33 3-6 14-15 9-7 1-3 3-2

Ranked no. 51, Marc-Andrea will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Dubai where he lost 7-5 6-3 to Sonego in the 1st round on the 27th of February.

Huesler has an overall 6-6 win-loss record in 2023, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, The Swiss has an overall 234-183 record. He has a positive 74-56 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Huesler has never competed in this tournament before.

Indian Wells
Huesler's Record

Pedro Martinez Portero

Pedro Martinez Portero

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
93
High
36
LLLLLLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-34 4-11 7-15 3-5 2-3 0-0
2024 36-31 7-9 27-13 2-6 0-3 0-0
2023 44-35 6-9 33-25 5-0 0-1 0-0
2022 21-30 7-12 13-13 0-2 1-3 0-0
2021 32-25 4-5 21-13 5-5 2-2 0-0

Ranked no. 120, Martinez Portero will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Santiago where he lost 6-2 6-0 to Hanfmann in the 1st round on the 27th of February.

The Spaniard has an overall 3-6 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Martinez Portero has an overall 364-222 record. He has a positive 56-46 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021 and 2022. See his history.

Indian Wells
Martinez Portero's Record

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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