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Trieste Predictions & Picks — July 9, 2026

By The Maiden Desk · July 9, 2026

Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.

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One match is on Thursday's card at Trieste, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Alex Barrena against Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo in the round of 16. Our calls: Izquierdo over Barrena.

Alex Barrena vs. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo

✓ Pick rightNailed it. We had Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo at 60% before the match, and Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo won 6-4 6-3.

Pick: Izquierdo

Win probability: 60% Izquierdo · Most likely score: 2-0 (35%)

A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Alex Barrena goes up against Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo in the Trieste round of 16. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo has won 6 of the last 10. Alex Barrena has won 4 of the last 10.

There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.

Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo simply rates much higher on clay, and our number follows from it. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Izquierdo is exactly that — a lean.

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Updated Jul 9, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.