Winner to face Passaro or Kym in the QFs.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina locks horns with Arthur Cazaux of France in the 2025 EFG Swiss Open Round of 16 on Thursday. While Etcheverry is the No. 4 seed and received a bye in the opening round, Cazaux beat Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in three tight sets. Who will come out on top?
Cazaux was defeated in the Round of 64 at Wimbledon 2025, by Alex de Minaur. Just like his opponent on Thursday, he is searching for his first title of the season. The 22-year-old Frenchman reached the pre-quarterfinals in Adelaide, Montpellier, and now in Gstaad. With a win-loss record of 4-7 on the tour this year, Cazaux will be looking for a formidable run on Swiss soil. A former Australian Open R16 entrant, Cazaux is aiming to regain a Top-100 spot sooner rather than later.
Alex De Minaur POWERS past Arthur Cazaux to reach round three 💪
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) July 3, 2025
That’s his 29th win of the season… only Alcaraz and Zverev have more 😳 pic.twitter.com/LQDllb1C7G
Formerly ranked within the Top-30 on the ATP Tour, Etcheverry has struggled for form this year. The 25-year-old began the year by upsetting No. 32 seed Flavio Cobolli at the Australian Open, before failing to impress through the American hard court swing. Etcheverry reached the semifinal in Hamburg, as well as QFs in Santiago and Halle. After failing to register a win at Wimbledon and the Challenger event in Germany, the fourth seed is here for some clay court recovery.
Semi-final Friday in Hamburg!
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 23, 2025
Flavio Cobolli and Tomas Etcheverry square off for a place in Saturday's final —> https://t.co/hOHmv2wMlX pic.twitter.com/23Je02kEuy
Tomas Martin Etcheverry leads the head-to-head against Arthur Cazaux by 1-0. They faced off at Roland Garros in 2024, where the Argentine needed four sets to overcome the French prodigy.
Having achieved his career-best quarterfinal finish at Roland Garros in 2023, Etcheverry walked onto court with plenty of confidence under his belt. Nonetheless, Cazaux took the attack to him in the opening set. The Frenchman managed to run around to his forehand, and leave his Argentine counterpart flummoxed. However, this left him gasping for energy, as Etcheverry comfortably won the next three sets.
| Event | Round | Winner | Score |
| 2024 Roland Garros | Round of 128 | Tomas Etcheverry | 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4 |
| Tomas Etcheverry | Category | Arthur Cazaux |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 0 | ATP Singles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | ATP Doubles Titles | 0 |
| 0 | Masters-1000 Titles | 0 |
| R2 (Paris 2024) | Olympics Best Performance | – |
| No. 58 | Current World Ranking | No. 116 |
Cazaux needed nearly three hours to beat Basilashvili on Monday. Ranked exactly double his opposition, Cazaux might not have recovered 100% from the slugfest. Meanwhile, Etcheverry is a potent exponent of the clay courts. He has the endurance and hits a heavy ball that leaves opponents in an uncomfortable space if their footwork isn’t up to the mark. Expect Cazaux to inject pace in order to push Etcheverry on the back foot; however, the Argentine should escape with a win.
Prediction: Tomas Martin Etcheverry in three sets.
According to the pre-match betting market, No. 4 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry is a strong favourite against the unseeded underdog Arthur Cazaux. He is expected to win in straight sets. Here are all the valuable odds insights ahead of the match (as per BetMGM):
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