Taro Daniel and Otto Virtanen will square off in the qualifications of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 9. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taro Daniel who should win in 2 sets.
Taro Daniel -> 1.32
Otto Virtanen -> 3.16
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Otto Virtanen
This will be the 2nd time that Taro Daniel and Otto Virtanen face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Daniel (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Daniel won 7-5 6-3 in the qualifications in Mallorca back in 2022.
Taro Daniel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 10-19 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-33 | 16-16 | 5-11 | 9-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-30 | 34-16 | 7-10 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-29 | 27-17 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 5-7 | 21-15 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 98, Taro will start his run in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after he played his last match in Miami where he lost 6-3 7-6(3) to Ruusuvuori in the 3rd round on the 26th of March.
Daniel has an aggregate 14-8 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the year on clay.
Talking about his overall career, Daniel has an overall 509-358 record. He has a positive 292-182 record on clay.
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2016. See his history.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-24 | 4-9 | 5-9 | 12-6 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Ranked no. 109 (career-high), will start his run in ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo after he won the title in the Lille Challenger after beating 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 Purcell in the final.
The Finn has a compiled 16-8 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Lugano Challenger where he overcame Cem Ilkel in the final 6-4 7-6(5) and the Lille Challenger where he defeated Max Purcell in the final 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
The Finn won his last 5 matches.
In terms of his career, Virtanen has an overall 145-85 record. He has a positive 35-32 record on clay.
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Virtanen has never competed in this tournament before.
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