Day 4 at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech and the red clay is starting to separate the contenders from the hopefuls. Four second-round matches are on the card, each with its own storyline \u2014 a red-hot Challenger champion, a teenage breakthrough, a pair of three-set survivors, and a rematch with last year\u2019s finalist lurking. The surface will demand patience, but the results might come quicker than expected. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the schedule. But who will advance?<\/p>\n
ATP Marrakech Day 4 Predictions
\nVit Kopriva vs Alexandre Muller<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head: First meeting\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kopriva arrives in excellent shape. The Czech has won five straight matches on clay, including the Naples Challenger title last week without dropping a set in the later rounds, and he ground out a three-set win over Medjedovic here. Muller looked sharp in straight-sets fashion against Cina and has a decent clay record, including a final here a couple of years back. Still, Kopriva\u2019s current rhythm and ability to dictate from the baseline should give him the edge in a tight battle.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Kopriva in 3<\/p>\n
Rafael Jodar vs Tomas Machac<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head: First meeting<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old Spaniard Jodar is one of the stories of the early clay swing. He just broke into the top 100 after a solid Miami run and eased past experienced qualifier Lajovic 6-3 6-4 in his Marrakech debut. Machac, the fourth seed, has the higher ranking and more tour experience, but Jodar\u2019s aggressive baseline game and natural feel for clay make this a tough ask for the Czech. The youngster\u2019s confidence is sky-high right now.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Jodar in 3<\/p>\n
Ignacio Buse vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head: Carabelli 1\u20130 Buse<\/p>\n
Both players showed real fight to reach this stage. Buse battled three hours to beat Berrettini in a high-quality three-setter, while Carabelli outlasted Skatov in another marathon. The Peruvian has looked solid on clay this season, but the Argentine\u2019s defensive game and ability to extend rallies have served him well on this surface before. Their previous meeting went the distance, and I expect another long one where Carabelli\u2019s consistency just edges it.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Carabelli in 3<\/p>\n
Luca Van Assche vs Tallon Griekspoor<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head: First meeting<\/p>\n
Van Assche showed good composure in a tight two-set win over Gaston, flashing the potential that has people excited about the young Frenchman. Griekspoor, though, was runner-up here last year and brings that extra know-how around the Marrakech clay. The Dutchman\u2019s serve and ability to mix up the pace should prove decisive against Van Assche\u2019s still-developing clay game.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Griekspoor in 2<\/p>\n
Main Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day 4 at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech and the red clay is starting to separate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[121426,121427,221310,219894,35164,599,49,2576,2577,48,5569,5570,120886,120887,152775,153195,82,108170,108171,593,608,609,60244,144787,120151,120152],"class_list":{"0":"post-576949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-alexandre-muller","9":"tag-alexandre-muller-predictions","10":"tag-atp-marrakech","11":"tag-atp-marrakech-predictions","12":"tag-atp-picks","13":"tag-atp-predictions","14":"tag-ca","15":"tag-camilo-ugo-carabelli","16":"tag-camilo-ugo-carabelli-predictions","17":"tag-canada","18":"tag-ignacio-buse","19":"tag-ignacio-buse-predictions","20":"tag-luca-van-assche","21":"tag-luca-van-assche-predictions","22":"tag-rafael-jodar","23":"tag-rafael-jodar-predictions","24":"tag-sports","25":"tag-tallon-griekspoor","26":"tag-tallon-griekspoor-predictions","27":"tag-tennis","28":"tag-tennis-picks","29":"tag-tennis-predictions","30":"tag-tomas-machac","31":"tag-tomas-machac-predictions","32":"tag-vit-kopriva","33":"tag-vit-kopriva-predictions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}