🎾 ATP Marrakech: Cerúndolo vs Gaston – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🟨 Juan Manuel Cerúndolo

• 🎾 Natural clay talent: Lifetime clay record of 253–141 and a 14–7 run in 2025 highlight his comfort on the surface.
• 🔥 Red-hot form: Five wins in his last six matches, including a dominant run in Marrakech qualifying and main draw.
• 🔄 Momentum builder: Clean straight-set wins over Bennani and Droguet—controlling rallies with consistency and topspin.

🟥 Hugo Gaston

• 🌀 Flair and variety: One of the most unorthodox players on tour, with a unique mix of drop shots, spins, and angles.
• 🚫 Struggling on clay: 0–3 on clay in 2025, with most success this year coming on faster surfaces.
• 📉 Inconsistent results: Losses in Phoenix and Indian Wells, and a weak showing in Marrakech in 2024.
• ❗ Past H2H win: Beat Cerúndolo on clay in Gstaad (2021), but that feels like a different version of both players now.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This is a lefty-vs-lefty matchup filled with contrast—Cerúndolo plays a traditional clay-court style built on depth, topspin, and physicality. Gaston brings trickery, touch, and variation but lacks rhythm on clay this season.

If Cerúndolo keeps the ball heavy and deep, it will minimize Gaston's ability to implement his short-court game. The Argentine's current fitness, precision, and confidence tilt this battle firmly in his favor.

While Gaston can always disrupt rhythm, especially with a hot streak of drops and slices, his current level suggests he may not be able to sustain that for a full match against a consistent baseliner like Cerúndolo.

🔮 Prediction

Pick: Cerúndolo in straight sets

Momentum, surface mastery, and form all point to a routine win for the Argentine—unless Gaston can flip the script with something magical.