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Scouting Report: Figures and brands to follow in Houston, Marrakech and Bucharest

Summary of everything you should know about the next ATP tournaments

March 30, 2025

The ATP Tour makes the leap to the beaten earth this week, with three ATP 250 events in Houston, Marrakech and Bucharest, respectively.

Tommy Paul leads the action in Houston, where the American will compete as the first standard head in the Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Tallon Griekspoor leads the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, while Sebastián Báez will look for his second title of the season in Bucharest, where he is the first standard head in the TIRIAC Open presented by Unicredit Bank.

Atptour.com analyzes five aspects to take into account in each event.

Five things to follow in Houston
1) The first standard head: Paul will look for his first title of the season in Houston, where he will try to improve his record of the year 13-5, according to the Victories/ATP defeats of Infosys. After debuting in the Top 10 in January with his arrival at the semifinals of the Australian Open, the American has descended to the 13th place 13. However, Paul, first manager, could recover ground with a good performance in Houston.

2) Can Tiafoe recover the trophy? The 2023 champion, Frances Tiafoe, failed to defend his successful title against Ben Shelton in the final of last year, but will be anxious to recover the title this week. Second series head, the 27 -year -old will face his dual partner of the week, Michael Mmoh, Oa Adam Walton in his first game.

3) Tien debut in whipped land: Learner Tien, runner -up of the Next Gen ATP Finals present by Pif last year, will compete in its first event of the Bleeding Earth circuit in Houston. The 19 -year -old has already won victories among the 10 best over Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev this year on a hard track, and aspires to harvest more successes in whipped land.

4) American threats: The Brandon Nakashima and Alex Michelsen serial heads are among the 11 American players in the Houston team, excluding the classified. Christopher Eubanks looks for his second victory in the whipped earth circuit when he faced Rinky Hijikata, while guests Ethan Quinn and Mmoh also participate.

5) Galloway/Withrow aspiran a la gloria: Robert Galloway and Jackson Withrow join for the first time this season as serial heads in Houston. They will face the Tiafoe/MMOH couple in an American first round duel.

Five things to follow in Marrakech
1) Can Griekspoor maintain its shape? Griekspoor reached the semifinals in Dubai and the quarterfinals in Indian Wells in consecutive tournaments on a hard track, and will want to consolidate its performance in its transition to clay. The first head of series, which has not yet raised a title on this surface, will debut against former Top 10 Pablo Carreño Busta or the guest Younes Lalami Laaroussi.

2) Muller looks for his second title of the season: Alexandre Muller had a spectacular start by winning his first ATP Tour Tour in Hong Kong in January, and subsequently made an impressive race until the final of the Rio ATP 500. The 2023 finalist occupies the 41st position of the PIF ATP Rankings, his best position, and could further ascend with a solid performance in Marrakech.

3) Sonego leads the Italian series heads: Lorenzo Sonego, second manager, joins his compatriots Luciano Darderi and Mattia Bellucci among Italian threats in the tournament. Sonego has reached the quarterfinals in each of his two participations in Marrakech, highlighting his defeat against the eventual champion Matteo Berrettini last year.

4) Excluson Carballés Baena: Roberto Carballés Baena keeps good memories of his passage through Marrakech, where he conquered the title in 2023 and reached the final last year. The Spanish expects to take advantage of these results to improve its 6-9 record of the season.

5) Main Nys/Roger-Vasselin serial heads: Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin lead the doubles action in ATP 250. The Monegasca-French duo has reached at least the quarterfinals in five of the seven events that has played this season.

Five things to see in Bucharest
1) Báez seeks more success in whipped land: Despite leaving the double of the sun without winning a game, Baez trusts its whipped land to improve its performance in Bucharest. The maximum favorite has a 9-2 record on this surface this season, including the river title and the final in Santiago the following week.

2) Wild Cards para Wawrinka y Gasquet: The three -time Grand Slam winner, Stan Wawrinka, and former world number 7, Richard Gasquet, have received Wild Cards for the ATP 250 event. Wawrinka debuts against a player of the previous phase, while Gasquet faces Botic Van de Zandschulp.

3) FUCSOVICS, defender champion: Marton Fucsoovics triumphed in Bucharest last year and achieved his first title since 2018. The Hungarian, who competes in his second ATP Tour tournament of the season, will begin the defense of his title against Luca Nardi, who leads his series Lexus ATP Head2head 1-0.

4) Can Navone go further? Mariano Navone reached his second final of the circuit in Bucharest last year and hopes to intensify his search for his first trophy. The Argentine will face the three -time ATP Tour champion, Laslo Djere, in the first round.

5) Granollers/Zeballos lead the tournament: Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers lead the doubles in Bucharest, where they aspire to get their first victory of the season in the circuit. The Argentine-Spanish duo triumphed in an ATP Challenger Tour tournament in Phoenix earlier this month.