Adrian Mannarino and Ulises Blanch will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Monterrey Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:30 pm on ESTADIO GNP SEGUROS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Adrian Mannarino who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Adrian Mannarino is the pick to win this match.
Adrian Mannarino -> 1.30
Ulises Blanch -> 3.40
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Prediction and head to head Adrian Mannarino vs. Ulises Blanch
There is no head to head record between Adrian Mannarino and Ulises Blanch since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Adrian Mannarino
Ranked no. 41, the French Player reached the semifinal after beating Harry Bourchier 6-2 6-4, Peter Polansky 6-1 6-2 and John-Patrick Smith 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, The French Player had a good straight sets win against Smith (6-4 6-1). During the match Mannarino scored 62 points vs Smith’s 37. The French Player was extremely aggressive to blast 14 winners.
Talking about serving, Mannarino blasted 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Adrian Mannarino was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (14/19) of his 1st serve and 67% (14/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The French Player broke Smith 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French Player hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 60% of the points he played.
Mannarino has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (831-626). 4-5 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mannarino has a 337-272 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Mannarino has a 5-7 win-loss record in 2020, 4-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Monterrey Challenger
Mannarino didn’t play in the Monterrey Challenger in 2019.
Ulises Blanch
Ranked no. 269, Blanch got to the semifinal after beating Carlos Gomez-Herrera 6-3 6-1, Viktor Troicki 7-63 4-6 6-3, Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 5-7 6-4 and Pablo Andujar 3-6 7-64 7-5.
In the quarter against Andujar, Ulises recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 7-5).-99) than Andujar. In fact, the world no. 41 won 99 points vs Andujar’s. That means that Blanch was more focused during the important points. Blanch was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Blanch blasted 12 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Ulises Blanch lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Blanch put 52% of his first serves in, winning 74% (39/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (22/48) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Andujar 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ulises has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Blanch has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 54% of his matches (183-153). 7-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Blanch has a 137-106 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Ann Arbor Challenger.
Ulises has a 17-5 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Monterrey Challenger
Ulises didn’t play in the Monterrey Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mannarino | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 114 |
| Pts | 196-131 | 348-315 |
| Total Points | 327 | 663 |
| Winners | 57 | 136 |
| %Winners | 29% | 39% |
Mannarino played 3 matches while Blanch competed in 4 matches. At the moment, Ulises Blanch dropped 3 sets while Adrian Mannarino hasn’t dropped a set so far. Mannarino has played 5 sets less than Blanch (6 vs 11). Therefore, Mannarino played 64 games less than Blanch. Adrian scored 57 winners (29% on total points). On the other side, Blanch blasted 136 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mannarino | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 39 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 9.8 |
| 1st in | 73/146 | 180/338 |
| %1st in | 50% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 57/73 | 136/180 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 45/73 | 90/158 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 57% |
Mannarino blasted 10 aces (3.3 per match). Blanch blasted 39 aces (9.8 per match). Mannarino won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Blanch won 76% 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 | Mannarino | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/26 | 14/25 |
| % Converted | 54% | 56% |
| Conceded | 9 | 21 |
| Saved | 6 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 |
Adrian broke his opponents 14 times with 54% conversion rate. Adrian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Blanch broke his opponents 14 times with 56% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mannarino | |||||
| R2 Bourchier |
R3 Polansky |
1/4 Smith |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 15 | 17 | 50 | |
| pts | 76-57 | 58-37 | 62-37 | 196-131 | |
| Total points | 133 | 95 | 99 | 327 | |
| Winners | 25 | 18 | 14 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 31% | 23% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 34/61 | 20/45 | 19/40 | 73/146 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 44% | 48% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 18/20 | 14/19 | 57/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 90% | 74% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 13/25 | 14/21 | 45/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 52% | 67% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 5/7 | 6/10 | 14/26 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 71% | 60% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 33% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Blanch | ||||||
| R1 Gomez-Herrera |
R2 Troicki |
R3 Lorenzi |
1/4 Andujar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 7-63 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | 3-6 7-64 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 114 | |
| pts | 55-31 | 99-87 | 95-90 | 99-107 | 348-315 | |
| Total points | 86 | 186 | 185 | 206 | 663 | |
| Winners | 23 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% | 37% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 27/41 | 53/95 | 47/101 | 53/101 | 180/338 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 56% | 47% | 52% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 23/27 | 39/53 | 35/47 | 39/53 | 136/180 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 28/42 | 30/54 | 22/48 | 90/158 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 67% | 56% | 46% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/5 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 14/25 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 40% | 57% | 57% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/6 | 3/6 | 5/9 | 12 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 50% | 56% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 125 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLWWWLW Tennis Scores in Monterrey Challenger
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Pablo AndujarAndujar (3-6 7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Jason JungJung (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – John-Patrick SmithSmith (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Kevin KingKing (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Ulises BlanchBlanch (0-0) – See H2H details
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Aleksandar VukicVukic (1-0) – See H2H details
