Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Liam Draxl will face off in the 2nd round of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:30 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 Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco is the pick to win this match.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco -> 1.61
Liam Draxl -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco vs. Liam Draxl
This will be the 2nd time that Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Liam Draxl fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alejandro Dellien Velasco (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 1-6 5-2 ret. in the 1st round in the Buenos Aires Challenger back in January 2024.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-31 | 1-1 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 247 (career-high), Alejandro Dellien Velasco got to the 2nd round after beating Hugo Dellien 7-5 6-1.
In the 1st round, Murkel had a good straight sets win against Dellien (7-5 6-1). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 67 points vs Dellien’s 51. Alejandro Dellien Velasco was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 2 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco put 60% of his first serves in, winning 76% (28/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. Murkel broke Dellien 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 64% of his matches (149-83). 19-4 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a composed139-74 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
Murkel’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Punta del Este.
Murkel has a composed 19-4 win-loss record in 2024, 19-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
Liam Draxl
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-22 | 11-8 | 17-12 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 303, Liam reached the 2nd round after beating Blaise Bicknell 3-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round against Bicknell, Liam recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 6-3). During the match Draxl scored 91 points vs Bicknell’s 81. Liam was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Draxl scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Liam Draxl lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 72% of his first serves in, winning 63% (34/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Bicknell 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Liam’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Tucuman.
Draxl has a composed 6-3 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
Draxl has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 |
| Pts | 67-51 | 91-81 |
| Total Points | 118 | 172 |
| Winners | 28 | 34 |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Draxl played 1 match. At the moment, Liam Draxl lost 1 set while Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco hasn’t conceded a set so far. Alejandro Dellien Velasco has played 1 set(s) less than Draxl (2 vs 3). Therefore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 7 games less than Draxl. Murkel scored 28 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Liam struck 34 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 37/62 | 54/75 |
| %1st in | 60% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 34/54 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 11/25 | 11/21 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 52% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco struck 2 aces . Draxl struck 3 aces . Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 76% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Draxl won 63% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Draxl |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 6/15 |
| % Converted | 63% | 40% |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 50% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The Bolivian broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Alejandro Dellien Velasco conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponent 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Draxl conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | |||
| R1 Dellien |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 67-51 | 67-51 | |
| Total points | 118 | 118 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 37/62 | 37/62 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 28/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/25 | 11/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Draxl | |||
| R1 Bicknell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 91-81 | 91-81 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 54/75 | 54/75 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 34/54 | 34/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 11/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 6/15 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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