Croatia Open: Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Stefano Travaglia 7/23/21 Tennis Prediction

Top seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain will face unseeded Italian Stefano Travaglia in the Quarter-Finals of the 2021 Croatia Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Friday July 23rd, 2021.

A very tight match is expected here in the Quarter-Finals of the 2021 Croatia Open as Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Stefano Travaglia do battle for a spot in the Semis. Ramos-Vinolas has been outstanding on clay so far this year and will have his eyes fixed on the title here in Umag. Travaglia is a very solid player and a fierce competitor. Can he cause the upset and advance here? Or will the top seed get the win as expected, moving on to the Semi-Finals?

Albert Ramos-Vinolas is seeded first here at the 2021 Croatia Open and is ranked #42 in the world. The Spaniard has had a very mixed season in 2021, with inconsistent results. However, his clay court performances have been very solid, which is all that really matters here in Umag. He won the title in Estoril earlier in the year and has a good shot at a second title if he plays well this week. He was pushed harder than expected in his Round of 16 win over Duje Adjukovic and will have to improve if he is to truly challenge for the title here. His next opponent Stefano Travaglia won’t let him get away with the same mistakes that he made in his first match, so this will be a good test for the veteran Spaniard.

Stefano Travaglia is the #91 ranked player on the ATP Tour and is unseeded here at the 2021 Croatia Open. The Italian has been in terrible form leading up to this event, and not many would have expected him to win his First Round match against Jaume Munar, but he found form at the right time and was able to get the win. He had only won one match in his past six events, and has already doubled that tally here. He is a great striker of the ball and was very solid from the baseline against Munar, something that he will have to repeat against his next opponent Alvert Ramos-Vinolas who is extremely consistent. Despite being the underdog, if he is able to remain patient the Italian should not be discounted here as he is a tough opponent on this surface despite his lower ranking.

The two men have never met before and I expect it to be a very close affair. Both men have a good shot of winning here but I always like to back the more experienced player in close matches, and that is Albert Ramos-Vinolas. He has way more big match experience than his opponent Stefano Travaglia, which will be key here. Also, his opponent will be low on confidence, and I am expecting the Spaniard to take full advantage. The Italian has the game to make it interesting, but expect Albert Ramos-Vinolas to get the win here, advancing to the Semi-Finals at the 2021 Croatia Open.