Stuttgart 2024: Andy Murray vs Marcos Giron preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick | Boss Open
Match Details
Fixture: Andy Murray vs Marcos Giron
Date: June 11, 2024
Tournament: Boss Open
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Tennis Club Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Prize Money: €734,915
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN+ | UK - Sky Sports
Andy Murray vs Marcos Giron preview
Three-time Major champion Andy Murray will take on Marcos Giron in the first round of the 2024 Boss Open on Tuesday, June 11.
It took Murray quite some time to register his first win of the season. He bowed out in the opening round of his first four tournaments, including the Australian Open. He finally nabbed his first win of the year at the Qatar Openby beating Alexandre Muller 6-1, 7-6 (5) in his opener.
The Brit fell to Jakub Mensik in the second round. He made the second round of his next couple of tournaments as well - the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Indian Wells Masters. He notched up his best result of the season at the Miami Open, where he reached the third round before losing to Tomas Machac.
Murray didn't compete for the next two months and returned to action a week before Roland Garros at the Geneva Open. He lost to Yannick Hanfmann in the first round there, and a week later fell to fellow Major champion Stan Wawrinka in the first round in Paris.
Giron has played well in patches, with his best result of the year being a runner-up finish to Tommy Paul at the Dallas Open. He also reached the semifinals of the Delray Beach Open. He commenced his clay swing in Houston and made the last eight there.
Giron failed to make it past the first hurdle of his next two tournaments, the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Madrid Open. He rallied from a set down to beat Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round of the Italian Open, after which he lost to Andrey Rublev.
Ruusuvuori avenged that loss by beating Giron in the first round of the Geneva Open. The American's time at the French Open was brief as he lost to lucky loser Josef Kovalik in the first round.
Andy Murray vs Marcos Giron head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the two, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0.
Andy Murray vs Marcos Giron odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Andy Murray vs Marcos Giron prediction
Both players arrive in Stuttgart on a three-match losing skid. Murray has struggled to get going this season and has racked up a 5-10 record so far. Giron has performed better than the Brit but has been in poor form the last couple of months.
The grass swing isn't the American's favorite time of the year as he has a 7-11 career record on the surface. Murray, on the other hand, is one of the most successful players on grass courts.
Murray has won eight titles on the surface, including two trophies at Wimbledon. He was also the runner-up in Stuttgart two years ago, losing to Matteo Berrettini in the final. Given their respective results on grass, the Brit will be favored to win.
Pick: Andy Murray to win in three sets.