Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera will clash against each other in the final of the Meerbusch Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on B&B CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera is the pick to win this match.
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.62
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Ranked no. 148, the Argentine got to the final after beating Kimmer Coppejans 2-6 6-2 6-2, Maximilian Marterer 6-4 7-63, Filip Horansky 3-6 6-1 7-5 and Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-5 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Van De Zandschulp (7-5 6-4). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 73 points vs Van De Zandschulp’s 64. Manuel Cerundolo was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 3 double faults. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Manuel Cerundolo put 69% of his first serves in, winning 51% (25/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. Manuel Cerundolo broke Van De Zandschulp 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Juan started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 64% of his matches (106-60). 28-13 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall104-56 win-loss record in the last 4 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Cordoba where he defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the final 6-0 2-6 6-2.
Juan has an overall 28-14 win-loss record in 2021, 28-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Meerbusch Challenger
Manuel Cerundolo has never competed in this tournament before.
Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera
Ranked no. 193 (career-high), Tomas Barrios Vera got to the final after defeating Sumit Nagal 7-5 4-6 6-3, Nicola Kuhn w/o, Daniel Altmaier 6-4 1-6 7-64 and Robin Haase 6-3 4-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Chilean defeated Haase (6-3 4-6 6-2). During the match Tomas Barrios Vera scored 87 points vs Haase’s 73. Tomas Barrios Vera was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Tomas Barrios Vera scored 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Tomas Barrios Vera put 56% of his first serves in, winning 78% (38/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (17/38) on the 2nd serve. The Chilean was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Haase 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chilean started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Tomas Barrios Vera’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Santiago Challenger and the Almaty 2 Challenger.
Marcelo has a compiled 31-20 win-loss record in 2021, 25-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 97 | 88 |
| Pts | 325-287 | 295-282 |
| Total Points | 612 | 577 |
| Winners | 143 | 131 |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% |
Manuel Cerundolo played 4 matches while Tomas Barrios Vera competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost 2 sets, while Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera lost 3 sets. Manuel Cerundolo has played 1 set more than Tomas Barrios Vera (10 vs 9). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 9 games more than Tomas Barrios Vera. Juan scored 143 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Chilean fired 131 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 237/310 | 183/304 |
| %1st in | 76% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 143/237 | 131/183 |
| %1st pts | 60% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 41/73 | 53/121 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 44% |
Manuel Cerundolo blasted 2 aces (0.5 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera fired 11 aces (3.7 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 60% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Tomas Barrios Vera won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Tomas Barrios Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 13 |
| Converted | 20/47 | 13/31 |
| % Converted | 43% | 42% |
| Conceded | 30 | 27 |
| Saved | 17 | 16 |
| % Saved | 57% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 13 | 11 |
Manuel Cerundolo broke his opponents 20 times with a 43% conversion rate. Manuel Cerundolo surrendered his serve 13 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The Chilean broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | ||||||
| R1 Coppejans |
R2 Marterer |
1/4 Horansky |
1/2 Van De Zandschulp |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 7-63 | 3-6 6-1 7-5 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 97 | |
| pts | 74-63 | 89-77 | 89-83 | 73-64 | 325-287 | |
| Total points | 137 | 166 | 172 | 137 | 612 | |
| Winners | 35 | 41 | 42 | 25 | 143 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 46% | 47% | 34% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 58/69 | 62/80 | 68/90 | 49/71 | 237/310 | |
| % 1st in | 84% | 78% | 76% | 69% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 35/58 | 41/62 | 42/68 | 25/49 | 143/237 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 66% | 62% | 51% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 12/18 | 10/22 | 12/22 | 41/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 67% | 45% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 2/14 | 6/10 | 7/15 | 20/47 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 14% | 60% | 47% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 30 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 6/7 | 7/11 | 3/8 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 86% | 64% | 38% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Tomas Barrios Vera | ||||||
| R1 Nagal |
R2 Kuhn |
1/4 Altmaier |
1/2 Haase |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | w/o | 6-4 1-6 7-64 | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | – | 30 | 27 | 88 | |
| pts | 115-115 | – | 93-94 | 87-73 | 295-282 | |
| Total points | 230 | – | 187 | 160 | 577 | |
| Winners | 52 | – | 41 | 38 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 45% | – | 44% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | – | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 79/134 | – | 55/83 | 49/87 | 183/304 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | – | 66% | 56% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 52/79 | – | 41/55 | 38/49 | 131/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | – | 75% | 78% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/55 | – | 14/28 | 17/38 | 53/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | – | 50% | 45% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | – | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/17 | – | 2/9 | 5/5 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 35% | – | 22% | 100% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 14 | – | 6 | 7 | 27 | |
| Saved | 9/14 | – | 3/6 | 4/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 64% | – | 50% | 57% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
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