Berdych holds a 2-0 record against Bellucci in ATP Tour matches while the two have split challenger level matches on the clay court surface.
The 2011 Madrid Masters will feature the quarterfinal matches on Friday and in one match Tomas Berdych and Thomaz Bellucci will meet.
Bellucci enters the match with some clear momentum as he took out world number four Andy Murray in the round of 16 in Madrid while Berdych is quietly having himself an impressive tournament so far, having not dropped a set in the two matches that he has played.
Berdych and Bellucci have twice played on clay before as they split two matches that were played at the Prostejov Challenger in 2008 and 2009. Berdych won the more recent match between the two and he's been the more consistent player in the last year as Bellucci is still ranked just 36th.
Berdych, a semifinalist at the French Open last season, enters their quarterfinal as a
2/5 favorite with bet365 but he will not find himself in easy in the quarterfinals against his Brazilian opponent.
Berdych has better grass court and hard court results but Bellucci's best surface is clay and the 23 year old Brazilian should be able to exchange groundstrokes with Berdych through most of the match.
It is important to note that both of Bellucci's career titles have come on the clay court surface and his best Grand Slam showing so far in his career took place at Roland Garros as the Brazilian made the round of 16 in 2010 before losing to Rafael Nadal.
Friday's match between Bellucci and Berdych remains on the Czech's racket however with Bellucci coming in as
7/4 underdog with bet365.
ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO start 1:30pm (CET)
[7] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) - ATP
