The 29 year-old’s best results come on hard courts – the Spaniard made the semifinals of the US Open just five months ago, a feat he’d previously achieved in 2017.
Bianca Andreescu [8] vs Mihaela Buzarnescu [LL]
Tennis fans have been waiting for Andreescu’s comeback with bated breath. Sidelined by injury since 2019, shortly after capturing her maiden Grand Slam in New York, many are wondering if the Canuck will pick up where she left off: unflappable, explosive and fearless.
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The 20 year-old's return to competitive tennis pits her against Buzarnescu, a left-handed Romanian who isn’t afraid of big stages or players in the top 10 – she eliminated Elina Svitolina in straight sets at Roland Garros 2018, and took a set off Simona Halep during their second-round match at Wimbledon 2019.
Grigor Dimitrov [18] vs Marin Cilic
Get your popcorn ready. It’s a role reversal from the last time these players dueled at Roland Garros 2019, when the unseeded Dimitrov upset Cilic, then seeded 11th, in a memorable five-setter. The Bulgarian, who posted his best result in Melbourne in 2017 by reaching the semifinals (lost to Nadal), will need to dig deep to earn victory over the Croat, who he’s beaten just twice in six head-to-head meetings.
Cilic, the former world No. 3, reached the Australian Open 2018 final, where he lost to Roger Federer. Despite being unseeded in Melbourne last year, Cilic took out seeds Roberto Bautista Agut and Benoit Paire, both in five-set marathons.
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