Thiago Moura Monteiro and Attila Balazs will play each other in the 2nd round of the Rio Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thiago Moura Monteiro who should win in 3 sets.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.40
Attila Balazs -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Attila Balazs
There is no head to head record between Thiago Moura Monteiro and Attila Balazs since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
Ranked no. 88, Thiago got to the 2nd round after defeating Guido Pella 5-7 6-4 7-63.
In the 1st round against Pella, Thiago recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 7-63). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 114 points vs Pella’s 108. Moura Monteiro was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Moura Monteiro blasted 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Thiago Moura Monteiro lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Moura Monteiro put 62% of his first serves in, winning 70% (47/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (21/41) on the 2nd serve. Thiago broke Pella 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Moura Monteiro has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (1352-888). 8-2 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moura Monteiro has a 244-191 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Thiago’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
Moura Monteiro has a 12-5 win-loss record in 2020, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rio de Janeiro
Thiago didn’t play in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.
Attila Balazs
Ranked no. 106 (career high), the Hungarian reached the 2nd round after beating Orlando Luz 6-3 6-3 and Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Hungarian had a good straight sets win against Cuevas (6-4 6-3). During the match Balazs scored 67 points vs Cuevas’s 54. The Hungarian was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Balazs blasted 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Attila Balazs was extremely effective on serve to win 83% (30/36) of his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Balazs broke Cuevas twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Balazs has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (388-325). 3-3 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Balazs has a 73-71 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Attila’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Bangkok Challenger.
Balazs has a 9-4 win-loss record in 2020, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Rio de Janeiro
Attila didn’t compete in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moura Monteiro | Balazs |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 51 |
| Pts | 114-108 | 136-105 |
| Total Points | 222 | 241 |
| Winners | 47 | 55 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Moura Monteiro played 1 match while Balazs competed in 3 matches. Balazs started his run from the qualifications while Moura Monteiro had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Thiago Moura Monteiro conceded 1 set, while Attila Balazs dropper 2 sets. Moura Monteiro has played 3 sets less than Balazs (3 vs 6). Therefore, Moura Monteiro played 16 games less than Balazs. Moura Monteiro scored 47 winners (41% on total points). On the other side, Balazs blasted 55 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moura Monteiro | Balazs |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 67/108 | 65/116 |
| %1st in | 62% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 47/67 | 55/65 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 30/51 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 59% |
Moura Monteiro blasted 8 aces . Balazs blasted 10 aces (3.3 per match). Moura Monteiro won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Balazs won 85% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Balazs |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 42% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 3 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| % Saved | 55% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 |
The Brazilian broke his opponent 5 times with 42% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The Hungarian broke his opponents 5 times with 50% conversion rate. Attila was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.
| Moura Monteiro | |||
| R1 Pella | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 114-108 | 114-108 | |
| Total points | 222 | 222 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 67/108 | 67/108 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 47/67 | 47/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 21/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 400 | |
| Balazs | |||||
| Q1 Luz | Q3 Mager | R1 Cuevas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-0 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 14 | 19 | 51 | |
| pts | 69-51 | – | 67-54 | 136-105 | |
| Total points | 120 | 0 | 121 | 241 | |
| Winners | 25 | 30 | 55 | ||
| %Winners | 36% | NAN% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1st in | 29/51 | / | 36/65 | 65/116 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | NAN% | 55% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 25/29 | / | 30/36 | 55/65 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | NAN% | 83% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | / | 16/29 | 30/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | NAN% | 55% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Converted | 3/5 | / | 2/5 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 60% | NAN% | 40% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/ | 2/2 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 100% | 200% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | -100 | ||
Tennis Scores in Rio De Janeiro
- Attila BalazsBalazs – Pablo CuevasCuevas (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Guido PellaPella (5-7 6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Casper RuudRuud (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (6-4 6-74 6-1) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Leonardo MayerMayer (6-1 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-2 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Christian GarinGarin – Andrej MartinMartin (4-6 7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Federico DelbonisDelbonis – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Pablo AndujarAndujar – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (7-62 4-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Corentin MoutetMoutet (1-6 7-61 7-63) – See score progression
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (5-7 7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Hugo DellienDellien (3-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Guido PellaPella (5-7 6-4 7-6(3)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Federico DelbonisDelbonis – Christian GarinGarin (1-2) – See H2H details
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Attila BalazsBalazs (0-0) – See H2H details
- Joao DominguesDomingues – Gianluca MagerMager (1-1) – See H2H details
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (2-0) – See H2H details
- Borna CoricCoric – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (0-0) – See H2H details
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Pablo AndujarAndujar (0-2) – See H2H details
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-1) – See H2H details
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Federico CoriaCoria (0-0) – See H2H details