Daniel Merida Aguilar and Pablo Llamas Ruiz will clash against each other in the quarter of the Perugia Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pablo Llamas Ruiz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pablo Llamas Ruiz is the pick to win this match.
Pablo Llamas Ruiz -> 1.53
Daniel Merida Aguilar -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Merida Aguilar vs. Pablo Llamas Ruiz
There is no head to head record between Daniel Merida Aguilar and Pablo Llamas Ruiz since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Daniel Merida Aguilar
27 - 13win/loss
41
39
WLWWLWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44-20 | 20-8 | 23-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 50-25 | 15-5 | 35-16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 57-33 | 17-9 | 40-23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-31 | 16-13 | 20-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-26 | 8-9 | 21-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 86 (career-high), the Spaniard got to the quarter after beating Gianluca Cadenasso 6-2 ret. and Liam Broady 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Broady (6-4 6-2). During the match, Merida Aguilar scored 63 points vs Broady’s 47. Merida Aguilar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Merida Aguilar made 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Daniel Merida Aguilar lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Merida Aguilar put 69% of his first serves in, winning 78% (32/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Daniel broke Broady 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
ATP Perugia Challenger - Daniel Merida Aguilar's projected path
Merida Aguilar has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (213-145). 15-7 on clay in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Merida Aguilar has an aggregate143-92 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Tenerife 1 Challenger where he defeated Francesco Maestrelli in the final 6-2 6-4.
Daniel has a compiled 27-13 win-loss record in 2026, 15-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Perugia Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
29 - 11win/loss
140
116
LWLWWLWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-21 | 9-10 | 23-8 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 29-21 | 5-5 | 23-13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 16-16 | 2-5 | 10-8 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-21 | 12-6 | 33-12 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-23 | 2-4 | 35-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 122 (career-high), Pablo reached the quarter after defeating Michele Ribecai 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) and Jacopo Vasami 7-6(3) 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Vasami (7-63 6-3). During the match Llamas Ruiz scored 75 points vs Vasami’s 65. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Llamas Ruiz wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Pablo Llamas Ruiz lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Llamas Ruiz put 75% of his first serves in, winning 72% (39/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Vasami 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
ATP Perugia Challenger - Pablo Llamas Ruiz's projected path
His best result of the year was winning the title the Alicante Challenger where he overcame Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final 6-4 6-2.
The Spaniard has a compiled 29-11 win-loss record in 2026, 22-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Merida Aguilar | Llamas Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 54 |
| Pts | 96-66 | 180-161 |
| Total Points | 162 | 341 |
| Winners | 42 | 85 |
| %Winners | 44% | 47% |
Both Merida Aguilar and Llamas Ruiz played 2 matches. At the moment, Pablo Llamas Ruiz dropped 1 set while Daniel Merida Aguilar hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Merida Aguilar has played 1 set(s) less than Llamas Ruiz (4 vs 5). Therefore, Merida Aguilar played 28 games less than Llamas Ruiz. Daniel scored 42 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Llamas Ruiz scored 85 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Merida Aguilar | Llamas Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 56/84 | 122/167 |
| %1st in | 67% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 42/56 | 85/122 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 25/45 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 56% |
Merida Aguilar fired 5 aces (2.5 per match). Llamas Ruiz blasted 1 ace (0.5 per match). Merida Aguilar won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Llamas Ruiz won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Merida Aguilar | Llamas Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 6 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 54% | 55% |
| Conceded | 10 | 12 |
| Saved | 8 | 7 |
| % Saved | 80% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Daniel broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Merida Aguilar lost his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Llamas Ruiz broke his opponents 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Pablo conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Merida Aguilar | ||||
| R1 Cadenasso |
R2 Broady |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 ret. | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 8 | 18 | 26 | |
| pts | 33-19 | 63-47 | 96-66 | |
| Total points | 52 | 110 | 162 | |
| Winners | 10 | 32 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 51% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 15/25 | 41/59 | 56/84 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 69% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 10/15 | 32/41 | 42/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/10 | 8/18 | 15/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 44% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/6 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 67% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 6/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 86% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Llamas Ruiz | ||||
| R1 Ribecai |
R2 Vasami |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 7-62 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 22 | 54 | |
| pts | 105-96 | 75-65 | 180-161 | |
| Total points | 201 | 140 | 341 | |
| Winners | 46 | 39 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 68/95 | 54/72 | 122/167 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 75% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 46/68 | 39/54 | 85/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/27 | 8/18 | 25/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 44% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/6 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 1/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 33% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
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