Marco Cecchinato and Thiago Moura Monteiro will clash against each other in the final of the the Punta Del Este Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thiago Moura Monteiro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Moura Monteiro is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.83
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.83
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Thiago Moura Monteiro
There is no head to head record between Marco Cecchinato and Thiago Moura Monteiro since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Marco Cecchinato
Ranked no. 77, Marco got to the final after defeating Gonzalo Villanueva 6-0 6-3, Renzo Olivo 6-3 6-4, Alessandro Giannessi 6-3 7-5 and Andrej Martin 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Italian defeated Martin (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match Cecchinato scored 101 points vs Martin’s 96. Marco was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Cecchinato blasted 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Marco Cecchinato lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Cecchinato put 62% of his first serves in, winning 73% (45/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Martin 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Cecchinato has a losing win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 35% of his matches (1130-613). 4-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cecchinato has a 268-199 record in the last 9 years on clay.
Marco’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
Marco has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Punta Del Este Challenger
The Italian didn’t compete in the Punta Del Este Challenger in 2019.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
Ranked no. 86, Thiago got to the final after beating Mariano Kestelboim 6-4 6-4, Francisco Cerundolo 7-5 6-4, Guilherme Clezar 6-4 6-1 and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, Thiago had a good straight sets win against Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-3 6-3). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 62 points vs Meligeni Rodrigues Alves’s 34. Moura Monteiro was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Moura Monteiro blasted 4 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Thiago Moura Monteiro was extremely effective on serve to win 81% (22/27) of his 1st serve and 86% (12/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Brazilian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moura Monteiro hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (1051-760). 4-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moura Monteiro has a 210-175 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Thiago’s best result of the year was getting to the semi-finals in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
The Brazilian has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Punta Del Este Challenger
The Brazilian conquered the title last year in Punta Del Este Challenger after downing Facundo Arguello 3-6 6-2 6-3.
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cecchinato | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 77 |
| Pts | 314-246 | 275-201 |
| Total Points | 560 | 476 |
| Winners | 142 | 116 |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Cecchinato and Moura Monteiro played 4 matches. At the moment, Marco Cecchinato conceded 1 set while Thiago Moura Monteiro hasn’t dropped a set so far. Cecchinato has played 1 sets more than Moura Monteiro (9 vs 8). Therefore, Cecchinato played 8 games more than Moura Monteiro. The Italian scored 142 winners (45% on total points). On the other side, The Brazilian blasted 116 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cecchinato | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 180/260 | 148/227 |
| %1st in | 69% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 142/180 | 116/148 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 43/80 | 46/79 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 58% |
Cecchinato blasted 18 aces (4.5 per match). Moura Monteiro blasted 18 aces (4.5 per match). Cecchinato won 79% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Moura Monteiro won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cecchinato | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 13 |
| Converted | 12/35 | 13/26 |
| % Converted | 34% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 11 |
| Saved | 9 | 9 |
| % Saved | 75% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Marco broke his opponents 12 times with 34% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Moura Monteiro broke his opponents 13 times with 50% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cecchinato | ||||||
| R2 Villanueva |
R3 Olivo |
1/4 Giannessi |
1/2 Martin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 85 | |
| pts | 58-27 | 74-60 | 81-63 | 101-96 | 314-246 | |
| Total points | 85 | 134 | 144 | 197 | 560 | |
| Winners | 29 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 142 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 46% | 42% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 32/38 | 46/61 | 40/61 | 62/100 | 180/260 | |
| % 1st in | 84% | 75% | 66% | 62% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 29/32 | 34/46 | 34/40 | 45/62 | 142/180 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 74% | 85% | 73% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/6 | 8/15 | 13/21 | 19/38 | 43/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 53% | 62% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/7 | 2/13 | 3/9 | 12/35 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 43% | 15% | 33% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 6/8 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 100% | 75% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -25 | |
| Moura Monteiro | ||||||
| R2 Kestelboim |
R3 Cerundolo |
1/4 Clezar |
1/2 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 77 | |
| pts | 65-48 | 81-74 | 67-45 | 62-34 | 275-201 | |
| Total points | 113 | 155 | 112 | 96 | 476 | |
| Winners | 25 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 58% | 33% | 35% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 34/55 | 58/87 | 29/44 | 27/41 | 148/227 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 67% | 66% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 47/58 | 22/29 | 22/27 | 116/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 81% | 76% | 81% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 10/29 | 11/15 | 12/14 | 46/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 34% | 73% | 86% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 4/4 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 40% | 40% | 100% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | – | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -50 | |
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