Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Juan Bautista Otegui will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.32
Juan Bautista Otegui -> 3.26
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Juan Bautista Otegui
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Juan Bautista Otegui since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-22 | 0-3 | 34-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-32 | 4-2 | 37-28 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 24-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-26 | 0-0 | 53-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-17 | 2-2 | 17-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 187, Manuel Cerundolo got to the 2nd round after beating Genaro Alberto Olivieri 7-65 6-3.
In the 1st round, Juan had a good straight sets win against Alberto Olivieri (7-65 6-3). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 82 points vs Alberto Olivieri’s 75. Manuel Cerundolo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo wasn’t able to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Manuel Cerundolo put 66% of his first serves in, winning 58% (31/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Alberto Olivieri 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 63% of his matches (143-85). 9-7 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall138-72 record in the last 5 years on clay.
Juan’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Tampere Challenger.
The Argentine has an aggregate 12-13 win-loss record in 2022, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Juan Bautista Otegui
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-18 | 0-0 | 26-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-32 | 4-7 | 14-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-26 | 2-1 | 43-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-16 | 1-2 | 19-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-10 | 4-5 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 465, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after beating Dmitry Popko 6-0 6-2.
In the 1st round, Juan had a good straight sets win against Popko (6-0 6-2). During the match Bautista Otegui scored 55 points vs Popko’s 24. Juan was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Bautista Otegui scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Juan Bautista Otegui was very efficient on serve to win 79% (23/29) of his 1st serve and 64% (7/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Popko 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Bautista Otegui’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Quito and M15 Eindhoven.
Bautista Otegui has a compiled 38-17 win-loss record in 2022, 38-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Bautista Otegui |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 14 |
| Pts | 82-75 | 55-24 |
| Total Points | 157 | 79 |
| Winners | 31 | 23 |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% |
Both Manuel Cerundolo and Bautista Otegui played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Manuel Cerundolo and Bautista Otegui have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Manuel Cerundolo played 8 games more than Bautista Otegui. Manuel Cerundolo scored 31 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Juan scored 23 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Bautista Otegui |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 1 |
| 1st in | 53/80 | 29/40 |
| %1st in | 66% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 31/53 | 23/29 |
| %1st pts | 58% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 7/11 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 64% |
Manuel Cerundolo didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Bautista Otegui struck 1 ace . Manuel Cerundolo won 58% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Bautista Otegui won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Bautista Otegui |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/10 | 5/8 |
| % Converted | 60% | 63% |
| Conceded | 12 | 2 |
| Saved | 8 | 2 |
| % Saved | 67% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 |
The Argentine broke his opponent 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. Juan surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Bautista Otegui broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Bautista Otegui was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.
| Manuel Cerundolo | |||
| R1 Alberto Olivieri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 82-75 | 82-75 | |
| Total points | 157 | 157 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 53/80 | 53/80 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 31/53 | 31/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 14/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Bautista Otegui | |||
| R1 Popko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 55-24 | 55-24 | |
| Total points | 79 | 79 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 29/40 | 29/40 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 23/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 7/11 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Mariano Navone/Carlos Sanchez JoverNavone/Carlos Sanchez Jover – Alexander Merino/Genaro Alberto OlivieriMerino/Genaro Alberto Olivieri (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Francisco ComesanaComesana (6-1 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista OteguiBautista Otegui – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Orlando LuzLuz (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Alex BarrenaBarrena (7-65 6-0) – See score progression
- Lautaro MidonMidon – Ignacio MonzonMonzon (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte (6-0 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Alejo Lorenzo Lingua LavallenLorenzo Lingua Lavallen (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Facundo JuarezJuarez – Luciano DarderiDarderi (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Franco Emanuel EgeaEmanuel Egea (6-4 2-6 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Facundo BagnisBagnis (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (6-4) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Facundo JuarezJuarez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Juan Bautista OteguiBautista Otegui (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
