Fourth seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas will clash with Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday.
After a disappointing first-round exit in Miami, Ramos-Vinolas will return to his favorite surface, clay. The Spaniard competed in the South American clay swing in February, winning his fourth career title at the Cordoba Open. But he couldn't make the most of his momentum as he lost early in his next two tournaments. Ramos-Vinolas concluded his clay swing by making the semifinals of the Chile Open.
The Spaniard has fond memories of the Grand Prix Hassan. He reached his maiden ATP final at this event 10 years ago, losing to Pablo Andujar. He will be hoping to recapture some of that form and make a deep run once again.
After a breakout season in 2021, Lorenzo Musetti has failed to make much progress this year. He started the year with consecutive opening-round losses at the Adelaide International and the Australian Open.
The Italian fared slightly better in his next two events, reaching the quarterfinals of the Maharashtra Open and the Rotterdam Open. He then lost to Novak Djokovic in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Musetti's woes continued in the north American hardcourt swing as he suffered a a second-round exit in Indian Wells followed by a first-round loss in Miami.
But the 20-year-old enjoys playing on clay and will hope to kickstart his season in Morocco.
Ramos-Vinolas has already played several tournaments on clay over the past few weeks and will have the slight edge over Musetti, who has not competed on the surface this season.本賽季拉莫斯已在前幾週打了幾場紅土賽事但muse還沒打過。
Moreover, the Spaniard's biggest results have all come on the red dirt and he'll fancy his chances against a talented but inconsistent opponent in Musetti.而且拉莫斯（西班牙人）最好的的成績都是來自紅土，他會把握機會對抗有天份但不穩定的對手muse。
Musetti has scored wins over the likes of Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori on clay, so if he's able to summon that form, he could trouble the veteran Spaniard. The Italian, on his part, will look to dictate the play with his forehand. His one-handed backhand can land him in trouble on faster surfaces, but works quite well on clay.義大利人尋求正手發揮。他的單反在快速表面的場地會陷入麻煩，但在紅土很吃香。
Ramos-Vinolas, meanwhile, has a heavy top-spin forehand which he will use to move Musetti around the court. The Spaniard's serve is not the most powerful though and Musetti should be able to make inroads.拉莫斯正手上旋球很重，會讓muse在場上到處跑動。然而他的發球不是很強，muse應該可以侵入。
The Italian will also need to keep his own errors in check, as Ramos-Vinolas barely offers up any freebies. The Spaniard's consistency from the back of the court could make life difficult for Musetti.義大利人還必須控制失誤，因為拉莫斯很少送分給人。西班牙人後場厚實的能力會讓muse很麻煩。
If the Italian is able to summon his best tennis in the big moments, he might sneak away with the win, but as things stand, it's the Spaniard who's likely to emerge victorious.如果義大利人在關鍵時刻能發揮他最佳的實力，他可能能贏，但目前看來西班牙人可能會贏球。
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