Cordoba Open: Pella vs Dellien Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Cordoba Open as Guido Pella takes on Hugo Dellien in the first round on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Guido Pella will be seeking a second successive win at the Cordoba Open, but faces a tall order when he takes on Bolivian clay-court specialist Hugo Dellien. Who will prevail and move on to the quarterfinal?

Guido Pella registered his first win on the ATP Tour since Indian Wells 2021. The Argentine lefty was suffering from a debilitating knee injury that kept him out of the game for the whole 2022 season. He lost two matches on his return to action but saved his best tennis for the Cordoba Open this week where he entered the event as a wild card. The former finalist defeated Andrea Vavassori of Italy and was shortly joined by his family in celebrating following that momentous win.

Hugo Dellien, for his part, has won three successive matches on the trot after coming through qualifying at the Cordoba Open. Dellien produced some clay-court brilliance in dispatching Pedro Cachin on Wednesday evening, in a match where he did not drop a single service game. Can the Bolivian keep up this frenetic start when he takes on Guido Pella?

Guido Pella leads the head-to-head over Hugo Dellien 3-0. But they haven’t clashed in a while. The Argentine’s injury is well-documented, but he has looked in fine spirits since his comeback. But Dellien will give him a hard time in competing from the baseline. The Bolivian’s injection of pace and high intensity should be too much to handle even for the experienced Pella.