Both players love to play on clay which their history shows. 20 year old Santiago Giraldo won 6 tournaments so far - 3 satellites and three challengers - all on clay. His 2008 record reads 35-26 all over and 24-17 on clay.
His 2008 highlights were reaching the final in Furth and semi final in first Cali tournament 5 weeks ago where he lost to todays opponent Marcos Daniel 6-3 6-2.
30 year old Marcos Daniel plays a 34-22 season so far - with a 31-14 record on clay winning already 3 tournaments this year:
- Bogota in March and September and
- first Cali tournament in September
10 of his 11 career titles were on clay and H2H is 7-1 in the favour of Marcos Daniel. Considering form, experience and playing abilities I think Marcos Daniel will go to quarter final here.