David Goffin vs Roberto Carballes Baena Pick – Tennis Predictions & Odds 4/26/23

David Goffin will meet Roberto Carballes Baena in the First Round at the 2023 Madrid Masters. The match will be played on Wednesday April 26th, 2023.

Roberto Carballes Baena is ranked 53rd on the ATP Tour and is unseeded here at the 2023 Madrid Masters. The Spaniard has quietly been very solid over the past two seasons, and will be a difficult opponent on the clay in Madrid. He is a solid 7-5 this year on clay, but was disappointingly upset in the First Round last week in Munich and will be hoping to make amends. His opponent David Goffin is one of the most experience players on the tour, and while it will be a difficult one, the Spaniard will start as the favorite.

David Goffin is unseeded here at the Madrid Open and is ranked a lowly #95 in the world. The Belgian once was a staple in the top 20, and reached a career-high of #7. However, as he approaches the twilight of his career he has seen his form decline dramatically. He remains a very dangerous opponent, but doesn’t strike fear in his opponents like he used to. He reached the Second Round in Barcelona where he lost to Nishioka, but he did look sprightly and was moving very well. Despite being the underdog, I think he is in with a shout here with his experience.

I am expecting this to go down to the wire, and even though the Spaniard is ranked higher, I am going against the grain and choosing David Goffin to win. He is ultra solid from the baseline, and I think that he will be able to grind his opponent down. This is far from a safe pick so I would be wary, but experience is important in these big events, and there are not many that have more than he does. It will very likely be three sets and can go either way, but give me the Belgian here at the Madrid Masters.