Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roberto Carballes Baena will square off in the 3rd round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.114
Roberto Carballes Baena -> 6.5
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
This will be the 3rd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roberto Carballes Baena square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2nd round in at the French Open back in 2023.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Roberto Carballes Baena – French Open 31-May-2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas
19 - 6win/loss
7
3
LLWWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-8 | 10-6 | 10-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-24 | 19-9 | 17-5 | 11-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-24 | 18-8 | 17-4 | 18-9 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-19 | 26-8 | 23-5 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-14 | 11-6 | 11-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Stefanos got to the 3rd round after defeating Sebastian Ofner 6-4 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Tsitsipas had a good straight sets win against Ofner (6-4 7-5). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 71 points vs Ofner’s 66. The Greek was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tsitsipas managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Tsitsipas put 72% of his first serves in, winning 69% (36/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (7/20) on the 2nd serve. The Greek broke Ofner 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Tsitsipas has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 69% of his matches (462-209). 7-0 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tsitsipas has an aggregate 169-50 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Carlo where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-1 6-4.
The Greek has an overall 18-6 win-loss record in 2024, 7-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Roberto Carballes Baena
11 - 11win/loss
68
49
LWLWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-12 | 4-5 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-29 | 3-8 | 19-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-33 | 3-8 | 41-23 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-30 | 3-5 | 33-20 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-18 | 3-4 | 16-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 72, Roberto got to the 3rd round after defeating Hugo Grenier 6-2 6-4 and Lorenzo Musetti 7-64 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Musetti (7-64 6-4). During the match Carballes Baena scored 87 points vs Musetti’s 80. The Spaniard was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Carballes Baena made 2 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Roberto Carballes Baena lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Carballes Baena put 75% of his first serves in, winning 73% (44/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Carballes Baena broke Musetti twice after converting 15% of his break points (2/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Carballes Baena’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Marrakech.
The Spaniard has a composed 11-10 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tsitsipas | Carballes Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 41 |
| Pts | 71-66 | 147-117 |
| Total Points | 137 | 264 |
| Winners | 36 | 68 |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% |
Tsitsipas played 1 match while Carballes Baena competed in 2 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Tsitsipas has played 2 set(s) less than Carballes Baena (2 vs 4). Therefore, Tsitsipas played 19 games less than Carballes Baena. Stefanos scored 36 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Roberto fired 68 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tsitsipas | Carballes Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 52/72 | 89/124 |
| %1st in | 72% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 36/52 | 68/89 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 7/20 | 17/35 |
| %2nd pts | 35% | 49% |
Tsitsipas bagged 3 aces . Carballes Baena struck 2 aces (1 per match). Tsitsipas won 69% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 35% of the points. On the other side, Carballes Baena won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tsitsipas | Carballes Baena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 7/21 |
| % Converted | 63% | 33% |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 63% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The Greek broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Stefanos surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 7 times with a 33% conversion rate. Roberto conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tsitsipas | |||
| R2 Ofner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 71-66 | 71-66 | |
| Total points | 137 | 137 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 52/72 | 52/72 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 36/52 | 36/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/20 | 7/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 35% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Carballes Baena | ||||
| R1 Grenier |
R2 Musetti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| pts | 60-37 | 87-80 | 147-117 | |
| Total points | 97 | 167 | 264 | |
| Winners | 24 | 44 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 51% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 29/44 | 60/80 | 89/124 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 75% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 44/60 | 68/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 73% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 10/20 | 17/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 50% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 2/13 | 7/21 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 15% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 147% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Barcelona
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Tomas MachacMachac (w/o) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-4 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-0 3-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Rafael NadalNadal (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Borna CoricCoric (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Harold MayotMayot (7-63 6-76 ret.) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Sebastian BaezBaez (5-7 7-68 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Nick HardtHardt (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Casper RuudRuud (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
