The Millennium Estoril Open is one of three ATP Tour tennis events taking place this week. The ATP 250 event is a clay court tournament in Portugal, while the other two events are in Houston and Morocco. Casper Ruud and Hubert Hurkacz, both ranked in the top 10, headline the field but won’t play their first match until Thursday as inclement weather suspended play on Tuesday. Last year’s runner-up, Miomir Kecmanovic, was eliminated in the first round.
Borges vs Musetti Picks
- Tennis Pick: Musetti -200
In one of the second-round matches, third seed Lorenzo Musetti takes on Nuno Borges. Let’s take a closer look at the Borges vs Musetti betting analysis.
Nuno Borges vs. Lorenzo Musetti Information
Nuno Borges vs Lorenzo Musetti
Location of the game: Clube de Ténis do Estoril in Portugal
Date & Time: Thursday, April 4 at 5:00am ET
Where to Watch: Tennis TV
Borges vs Musetti Recent Scores
Nuno Borges
Borges, a 27-year-old native of Portugal, comes into the Borges vs Musetti matchup following an impressive come-from-behind win over Lucas Pouille. After failing to win a game in the first set, he went on to win the match 0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3. His tennis stats for the match included three aces, winning 67 percent of points on first serve, and going 4-of-7 in breakpoint opportunities.
Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti, meanwhile, didn’t have to play a first-round match as he was among the top-four seeds that earned an automatic bye into the second round. Before the Borges vs Musetti betting analysis, the world No. 24 lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the Round of 16 at the Miami Open. He beat Ben Shelton and Roman Safiullin in Miami.
Nuno Borges vs. Lorenzo Musetti Betting Analysis
Borges Looking to Reach Second QF in 2024
Borges is just 13-21 in ATP Tour matches over the last 52 weeks, but he has had a decent start to the 2024 season. Coming into the Borges vs Musetti picks, he was just 1-3 in his last four matches, but reached the quarter-finals of the Mifel Tennis Open in February. He beat higher-ranked players Dominik Koepfer and Max Purcell there before losing to Casper Ruud.
Borges also had a strong showing at the Australian Open, winning three matches, including an impressive upset win over Grigor Dimitrov, to reach the Round of 16 before losing in four sets to Daniil Medvedev. He has never played Musetti in his career.
Borges is 13-8 overall this season and 1-0 on clay courts. He has a career record of 110-49 on clay, including 8-7 last year and 28-13 in 2022.
Musetti Also Seeking Second QF
Musetti, a 22-year-old Italian, is looking to get back into the top 20 in the world rankings following a somewhat disappointing start to the season, although his play has been rounding into form as of late. He’s 7-9 overall in 2024, but 3-2 in his last five matches with wins over Denis Shapovalov, Safiullin, and Shelton. His losses were against Alcaraz and Holger Rune, both of whom are ranked in the top-10.
Before that, Musetti lost his first-round matches in the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships, Qatar Open, and ABN Amro Open. His best result was a quarter-final exit at the Adelaide International in January before the Australian Open. Musetti has yet to play on clay this season and is 101-56 on the surface all-time.
Updates
Both players are healthy with no injury concerns.
Nuno Borges vs. Lorenzo Musetti Betting Preview
Musetti is the betting favorite in the Borges vs Musetti betting analysis with -200 moneyline odds, while Borges is a +140 underdog. Other tennis odds for the Borges vs Musetti picks include Musetti winning the first set (-170), total games 22.5, and Borges +2.5 game Hcp according to the BetUS lines.
Nuno Borges vs. Lorenzo Musetti Betting Prediction
Musetti has been playing much better tennis as of late and is at his best on clay. Borges will have the home crowd support but expect a three-set victory for the Italian.
- Tennis Pick: Musetti -200
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