ROME, ITALY - MAY 08: Marcos Giron of the United States in action during his men's singles qualifying second round match against Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia at Foro Italico on May 8, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
The American star Marcos Giron takes on Croatian qualifier Matija Pecotic in the round of 16 of the 2023 Delray Beach Open on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old came into the tournament on the back of a run to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open. Giron defeated Alex Rybakov and Oscar Otte before losing to top seed Taylor Fritz.
In the first round of the Delray Beach Open, Giron squared off against 8th seed Ben Shelton. Giron used all his experience against the talented youngster and won the match 6-4, 6-4. Giron had a win percentage of 83 on the first serve and converted 2 out of 2 break points.
The Croatian athlete is a part-time player and he works as a full-time employee in a finance company. He played his first ATP Tour-level match in the Delray Beach Open against former world No. 8 Jack Sock in the round of 32.
The world No. 784 defeated Stefan Kozlov (retired), and Tennys Sangren to make it to the main draw. In the round of 32, Sock won the first set but Pecotic, made a phenomenal comeback to win the match 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. The world No. 784 smashed 10 aces in the match. His story will be a source of inspiration for many part-time players. Can the dream continue?
The head-to-head scoreline currently stands at 0-0 as the two players have never faced each other as yet.
Prediction: Marcos Giron to win in three sets.
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