Thiago Moura Monteiro and Pedro Sousa will face off in the quarter of the Argentina Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9:00 pm on COURT GUILLERMO VILAS. 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Moura Monteiro is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.30
Pedro Sousa -> 3.50
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Pedro Sousa
This will be the 2nd time that Thiago Moura Monteiro and Pedro Sousa face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
Ranked no. 92, Thiago got to the quarter after defeating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 6-3 and Borna Coric 6-4 7-66.
In the 2nd round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Coric (6-4 7-66). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 72 points vs Coric’s 62. Thiago was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Moura Monteiro blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Thiago Moura Monteiro was extremely effective on serve to win 86% (37/43) of his 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Thiago broke Coric twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thiago hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (1081-770). 7-1 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Moura Monteiro has a 213-176 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Moura Monteiro’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
Thiago has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2020, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Buenos Aires
Moura Monteiro didn’t play in Buenos Aires in 2019.
Pedro Sousa
Ranked no. 145, Pedro reached the quarter after beating Salvatore Caruso 6-4 7-5, Facundo Diaz Acosta 4-6 6-2 6-3 and Jozef Kovalik 7-63 7-65.
In the 2nd round, The Portuguese had a good straight sets win against Kovalik (7-63 7-65). During the match Sousa scored 101 points vs Kovalik’s 97. Sousa was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Sousa blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Pedro Sousa lost the serve once and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 69% of his first serves in, winning 63% (45/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the 2nd serve. Pedro broke Kovalik once after converting 14% of his break points (1/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Sousa has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (954-617). 4-3 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Sousa has a 179-143 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Sousa has a 4-4 win-loss record in 2020, 4-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Buenos Aires
Sousa didn’t play in Buenos Aires in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moura Monteiro | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 99 |
| Pts | 152-128 | 278-243 |
| Total Points | 280 | 521 |
| Winners | 77 | 115 |
| %Winners | 51% | 41% |
Moura Monteiro played 2 matches while Sousa competed in 4 matches. Sousa started his run from the qualifications while Moura Monteiro had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Pedro Sousa dropped 3 sets while Thiago Moura Monteiro hasn’t conceded a set so far. Moura Monteiro has played 6 sets less than Sousa (4 vs 10). Therefore, Moura Monteiro played 58 games less than Sousa. Moura Monteiro scored 77 winners (51% on total points). On the other side, Sousa blasted 115 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moura Monteiro | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 93/138 | 180/271 |
| %1st in | 67% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 77/93 | 115/180 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 18/45 | 52/91 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 57% |
Moura Monteiro blasted 8 aces (4 per match). Sousa blasted 10 aces (2.5 per match). Moura Monteiro won 83% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Sousa won 64% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 11 |
| Converted | 6/14 | 11/27 |
| % Converted | 43% | 41% |
| Conceded | 13 | 29 |
| Saved | 11 | 22 |
| % Saved | 85% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 7 |
Thiago broke his opponents 6 times with 43% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. Pedro broke his opponents 11 times with 41% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moura Monteiro | ||||
| R1 Antoni Munar Clar |
R2 Coric |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| pts | 80-66 | 72-62 | 152-128 | |
| Total points | 146 | 134 | 280 | |
| Winners | 40 | 37 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/74 | 43/64 | 93/138 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 40/50 | 37/43 | 77/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 86% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/24 | 12/21 | 18/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 25% | 57% | 40% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 2/3 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 67% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 10/11 | 1/2 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 91% | 50% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sousa | ||||||
| Q1 Caruso |
Q3 Bagnis |
R1 Diaz |
R2 Kovalik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | 4-6 6-2 6-3 | 7-63 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 99 | |
| pts | 82-72 | – | 95-74 | 101-97 | 278-243 | |
| Total points | 154 | 0 | 169 | 198 | 521 | |
| Winners | 29 | 41 | 45 | 115 | ||
| %Winners | 35% | NAN% | 43% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1st in | 55/79 | / | 54/89 | 71/103 | 180/271 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | NAN% | 61% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 29/55 | / | 41/54 | 45/71 | 115/180 | |
| % 1st pts | 53% | NAN% | 76% | 63% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | / | 19/35 | 19/32 | 52/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | NAN% | 54% | 59% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Converted | 6/9 | / | 4/11 | 1/7 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 67% | NAN% | 36% | 14% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 7 | 10 | 29 | ||
| Saved | 8/12 | 0/ | 5/7 | 9/10 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 71% | 90% | 114% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 75 | ||
Head 2 Head
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