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Roberto Bautista Agut #85Spain0Matteo Berrettini #90Italy1

Sets 0-4Tue 7 Apr 2026, 09:05 Predictions gradedFirst RoundClay

Predictions3–443%

Edges0–30%

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageRoberto Bautista Agut · 5 places

Roberto Bautista Agut

Spain

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Current ranking: #85
Peak ranking: —
Current age: —
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Right handed
Height: 183 cm

Matteo Berrettini

Italy

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Current ranking: #90
Peak ranking: —
Current age: —
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Right handed
Height: 196 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 6 Apr 2026, 21:25 · Europe/Bucharest

Berrettini dominates Bautista Agut across every structural metric (H2H 4-1, serve stats 77.5% vs 69.5% FSW, 2024 clay record 93.8% vs 83.3%), while Bautista Agut limps in with late-2025 leg injury and minimal match sharpness at 37.

Play the distributional edges: Over 2.5 sets (54% vs 42% implied) and Over 21.5 games (62% vs 58% implied) capture the clay baseline reality Berrettini will dominate within—straight-set probability is overvalued in the betting market.

Context

Publicly confirmed leg injury ended 2025 season early
- Age 37 with limited match sharpness entering clay season
- 4-6 win-loss in last 10 matches showing inconsistent form
Withdrew before first-round match vs De Minaur with oblique strain
- Recurring injury pattern across multiple seasons
- Returned in Buenos Aires with 7-5 7-5 win over Coria
H2H record 4-1 overall, 2-0 on clay
- Berrettini ace rate 11.6% vs RBA 4%
- Berrettini first-serve win rate 77.5% vs RBA 69.5%

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BetBugs probabilities

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Result1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Berrettini holds a dominant 4-1 H2H record including 2-0 on clay, and his superior serve and forehand combination historically overwhelms Bautista Agut's defensive game on this surface.
- H2H record 4-1 overall in favor of Berrettini, 2-0 on clay specifically
- Berrettini's serve stats are markedly superior: 11.6% ace rate and 77.5% win on first serve vs RBA's 4% ace rate and 69.5% win on first serve
- RBA is 37 years old with a persistent leg injury from late 2025, limiting match sharpness entering Monte Carlo
- Berrettini beat world #11 Bublik 6-4 6-4 on hard court in March, showing capacity for dominant wins against quality opponents
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonMatteo BerrettiniEstimated chance62%

Games0 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Market price 1.73
The read
Berrettini's strong serve makes breaks difficult on clay, and the H2H history shows consistently high game counts, suggesting competitive sets rather than one-sided affairs.
- H2H matches averaged approximately 22 total games per match across 5 meetings
- RBA's last 10 matches averaged 22.6 total games per match
- Berrettini's last 10 matches averaged 23.2 total games per match
- Berrettini's break point save rate (68.2%) is well above RBA's (61.3%), meaning holds are more frequent when Berrettini serves
BetBugs · Total GameslostOver 21.5 gamesEstimated chance62%

Sets1 of 2 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Berrettini's serve advantage creates early pressure, and both players convert 86% of first-set wins into match wins, making the opening set pivotal and favoring the bigger server.
- Berrettini's first set win conversion rate is 86%, equal to RBA's, meaning the first set winner almost always takes the match
- Berrettini won the first set in 4 of his last 5 H2H meetings against RBA
- Berrettini's win on first serve (77.5%) gives him a significant edge in early service games before fatigue is a factor
- RBA lost the first set in 6 of his last 10 matches, suggesting he is slow to start in recent form
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerwonMatteo BerrettiniEstimated chance58%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Market price 2.40
The read
Both players have shown inconsistency in recent form with frequent 3-set matches, and both carry injury concerns that can produce uneven set-level performances.
- RBA went to 3 sets in 4 of his last 10 matches (vs Droguet, Draper, Marozsan, and a deciding-set win vs Duckworth via tiebreaks)
- Berrettini went to 3 sets in 4 of his last 10 matches (vs Buse twice, Mannarino, Lajovic)
- Both players have career deciding set win rates around 53-54%, indicating they frequently reach deciders
- H2H matches have historically been competitive with scorelines like 7-6 6-4 and 6-3 7-5
BetBugs · Total SetslostOver 2.5 setsEstimated chance54%

Match stats0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Both players have relatively controlled double fault rates, and clay's slower surface allows more time to place second serves safely, keeping combined double faults moderate.
- RBA's career double fault rate is 2.5% and Berrettini's is 2.4% — both are below tour average
- In H2H stats, RBA had 10 double faults across 5 matches (2.0 per match) and Berrettini had 6 (1.2 per match)
- Clay surface generally reduces double fault frequency due to higher bounce giving servers more margin
BetBugs · Total Double FaultsUnder 7.5 total double faultsEstimated chance58%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Berrettini's high ace rate should produce most of the aces, but clay court conditions reduce serving effectiveness and RBA contributes very few aces, making the combined total uncertain around this line.
- Berrettini's career ace rate is 11.6% — on clay this typically drops to around 8-9% but still generates 6-10 aces per match
- RBA's career ace rate is only 4%, likely producing 1-3 aces in a best-of-3 clay match
- In H2H meetings, Berrettini averaged over 10 aces per match while RBA averaged about 2
BetBugs · Total AcesOver 9.5 total acesEstimated chance50%

Head-to-Head

1-4 (5 meetings)

L6-3 7-5Roberto Bautista Agut#85vMatteo Berrettini#90Feb 6, 2021

L7-6(5) 6-4Roberto Bautista Agut#85vMatteo Berrettini#90Oct 10, 2019

L6-4 6-2Roberto Bautista Agut#85vMatteo Berrettini#90May 5, 2019

W6-1 6-4Roberto Bautista Agut#85vMatteo Berrettini#90Dec 31, 2018

L7-6(9) 6-4Roberto Bautista Agut#85vMatteo Berrettini#90Jul 29, 2018

Matteo Berrettini dominates (5 meetings)5 total meetings

Roberto Bautista Agut

4W 6L

7-6(3) 7-6(4)#77Alexander Shevchenko

6-4 6-3#102Benjamin Bonzi

6-1 1-6 6-1#114Titouan Droguet

6-3 6-3#14Karen Khachanov

7-6(3) 7-6(4)#86James Duckworth

6-4 7-6(5)#73Valentin Royer

6-1 6-4#177David Goffin

3-6 6-3 6-2#25Jack Draper

6-4 6-7(2) 6-4#43Fabian Marozsan

7-6(3) 6-1#24Cameron Norrie

Matteo Berrettini

5W 5L

7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-4#61Ignacio Buse

7-6(5) 6-4#23Valentin Vacherot

6-4 6-4#11Alexander Bublik

6-4 6-2#88Alexandre Muller

6-3 6-4#3Alexander Zverev

4-6 7-5 7-5#46Adrian Mannarino

6-3 6-4#103Emilio Nava

6-3 2-6 6-3#61Ignacio Buse

3-6 6-4 6-2#128Dusan Lajovic

7-6(1) 7-5#123Tomas Barrios Vera