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My Prediction
Martinez in 3 setsIn a delightful Internazionali d'Italia first-round matchup, Pedro Martinez comes up against Mattia Bellucci. This is the case of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object...only in this case, both force and object are, essentially, quite stoppable. Jokes aside, it's not exactly a clash of titans, as both players are unseeded.
Pedro 'The Pressure Cooker' Martinez seems to be in a barren stretch recently, losing three out of his last five matches. However, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, and compared to Bellucci, Pedro comes off as a virtuoso. Pedro managed to eke out wins against Nakashima B. and Sonego L., giving him a slightly better ledger than his opponent.
Fortunately for Mattia 'The Belluci-fius' Belluci, tennis isn't only about winning...because in that case, he would be in quite a pickle. Recently, Bellucci's been beaten more often than eggs at a diner, winning only one of his last five matchups. His single victory came against Norrie C., a moment that must have felt like a cool oasis in the sweltering desert of losses.
Looking at the data, putting your money on Pedro Martinez seems the way to go even if only because Bellucci seems to be in an intimate relationship with losing. Pedro might not be a world-beater, but he's been less of a walking 'L' recently, and that might just give him the edge in this matchup.
Albert's Prediction: Martinez in 3 sets
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