ATP Barcelona Day 2 Predictions Including Rafael Nadal vs Flavio Cobolli

Day 2 of the ATP Barcelona Open brings a stacked schedule of 12 matches including five second-round matches. But everyone’s attention will be on the return of Rafael Nadal. As always, we here at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate for Day 2. But who will advance?

ATP Barcelona Day 2 Predictions

Tomas Machac vs Juncheng Shang

Head-to-Head: First meeting

After achieving great success on the Challenger tour, Tomas Machac has transitioned quite impressively to the ATP tour. Machac has already broken into the top 50 and is proving to be a difficult opponent to defeat. The Czech had some solid runs on hard courts this year with the highlight being the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. This is going to be his first clay court match this year. Shang Juncheng showed his immense talent in his first tournament of the year in Hong Kong, where he reached the semi-finals. The 19-year-old Chinese is coming into this match via qualifying where he did not drop a set. This match is closer than it looks on paper but Machac has the slight edge.
Prediction: Machac in 3