Nicolas Mejia and Vasek Pospisil will square off in the quarter of the Cuernavaca Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on ESTADIO MORELOS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Mejia who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Mejia is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Mejia -> 1.68
Vasek Pospisil -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Mejia vs. Vasek Pospisil
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Mejia and Vasek Pospisil since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nicolas Mejia
20 - 9win/loss
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LLLWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-33 | 18-21 | 23-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-33 | 6-13 | 18-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-35 | 13-12 | 15-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-28 | 16-10 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 333, the Colombian reached the quarter after defeating Manuel Sanchez 6-0 6-2, Ryan Seggerman 6-3 6-73 6-1, Zachary Svajda 0-6 6-3 6-0 and Dominik Palan 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Colombian had a good straight sets win against Palan (7-5 6-3). During the match, Mejia scored 70 points vs Palan’s 59. Nicolas was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mejia blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nicolas Mejia was very effective on serve to win 84% (37/44) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Colombian broke Palan twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicolas started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Mejia has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 54% of his matches (182-155). 7-4 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Mejia has a composed72-57 record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he overcame Matias Soto in the final 6-1 5-7 6-2.
Nicolas has an overall 19-9 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cuernavaca Challenger
The Colombian has never competed in this tournament before.
Vasek Pospisil
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-13 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-14 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-22 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 35-10 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| 2021 | 8-19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-12 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 699, Pospisil got to the quarter after beating Gijs Brouwer 6-1 6-2 and Tristan Schoolkate 6-71 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Schoolkate, Vasek recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-71 6-4 6-2). During the match Pospisil scored 90 points vs Schoolkate’s 79. Pospisil was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Pospisil fired 9 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Vasek Pospisil was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (33/42) of his 1st serve and 61% (27/44) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Pospisil broke Schoolkate 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Vasek has a composed 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mejia | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 46 |
| Pts | 293-224 | 153-117 |
| Total Points | 517 | 270 |
| Winners | 132 | 62 |
| %Winners | 45% | 41% |
Mejia played 4 matches while Pospisil competed in 2 matches. Mejia started his run from the qualifications while Pospisil had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolas Mejia surrendered 2 sets, while Vasek Pospisil surrendered 1 set. Mejia has played 5 sets more than Pospisil (10 vs 5). Therefore, Mejia played 39 games more than Pospisil. Mejia scored 132 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Pospisil bagged 62 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mejia | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 175/252 | 76/140 |
| %1st in | 69% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 132/175 | 62/76 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 42/77 | 35/64 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 55% |
Mejia managed to score 21 aces (5.3 per match). Pospisil scored 15 aces (7.5 per match). Mejia won 75% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Pospisil won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mejia | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 8 |
| Converted | 18/34 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 53% | 53% |
| Conceded | 15 | 9 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 60% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 |
Mejia broke his opponents 18 times with a 53% conversion rate. Mejia dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Vasek conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mejia | ||||||
| Q1 Sanchez |
Q3 Seggerman |
R1 Svajda |
R2 Palan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 | 6-3 6-73 6-1 | 0-6 6-3 6-0 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 85 | |
| pts | 52-23 | 95-76 | 76-66 | 70-59 | 293-224 | |
| Total points | 75 | 171 | 142 | 129 | 517 | |
| Winners | 21 | 44 | 30 | 37 | 132 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 46% | 39% | 53% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 23/35 | 62/91 | 46/64 | 44/62 | 175/252 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 68% | 72% | 71% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 21/23 | 44/62 | 30/46 | 37/44 | 132/175 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 71% | 65% | 84% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 18/29 | 7/18 | 10/18 | 42/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 62% | 39% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/8 | 6/14 | 2/5 | 18/34 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 63% | 43% | 40% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/8 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 75% | 33% | 100% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Pospisil | ||||||
| R1 Brouwer |
R2 Schoolkate |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-71 6-4 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Tot Games | 15 | 31 | 46 | |||
| pts | 63-38 | 90-79 | 153-117 | |||
| Total points | 101 | 169 | 270 | |||
| Winners | 29 | 33 | 62 | |||
| %Winners | 46% | 37% | 41% | |||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 15 | |||
| Double Faults | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| 1st in | 34/54 | 42/86 | 76/140 | |||
| % 1st in | 63% | 49% | 54% | |||
| 1st pts | 29/34 | 33/42 | 62/76 | |||
| % 1st pts | 85% | 79% | 82% | |||
| 2nd pts | 8/20 | 27/44 | 35/64 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 61% | 55% | |||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/7 | 8/15 | |||
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 53% | |||
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Saved | 4/4 | 4/5 | 8 | |||
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 45% | |||
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Head 2 Head
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