Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry will play each other in the semifinal of the Sibiu Challenger for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.82
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
This will be the 5th time that Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Martin won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in M15 Pinamar back in 2019.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 235, Cerundolo reached the semifinal after beating Mathieu Perchicot 6-4 6-3, Inigo Cervantes 6-77 6-3 6-4 and Malek Jaziri 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter, Francisco had a good straight sets win against Jaziri (6-2 6-1). During the match Cerundolo scored 59 points vs Jaziri’s 34. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cerundolo recorded 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo was extremely effective on serve to win 86% (24/28) of his 1st serve and 56% (9/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Francisco broke Jaziri 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cerundolo has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 72% of his matches (142-55). 14-8 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cerundolo has a 134-51 record in the last 5 years on clay.
Cerundolo’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Los Angeles.
The Argentine has a 19-8 win-loss record in 2020, 14-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Sibiu Challenger
The Argentine didn’t compete in the Sibiu Challenger in 2019.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Ranked no. 288 (career high), Martin reached the semifinal after beating Quentin Halys 7-63 4-6 7-62, Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-4 7-67 and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-3 6-0.
In the quarter, Martin had a good straight sets win against Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-3 6-0). During the match Martin scored 61 points vs Meligeni Rodrigues Alves’s 35. Tomas was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Martin scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Tomas Martin Etcheverry was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (29/38) of his 1st serve and 70% (7/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martin has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Tomas’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Cordoba.
The Argentine has a 21-10 win-loss record in 2020, 21-9 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.Last year in the Sibiu Challenger
Martin didn’t play in the Sibiu Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cerundolo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 74 |
| Pts | 231-186 | 252-215 |
| Total Points | 417 | 467 |
| Winners | 92 | 123 |
| %Winners | 40% | 49% |
Both Cerundolo and Martin played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo conceded 1 set, while Tomas Martin Etcheverry dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Cerundolo and Martin have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Cerundolo played 8 games less than Martin. The Argentine scored 92 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Tomas managed to score 123 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 122/197 | 170/233 |
| %1st in | 62% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 92/122 | 123/170 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 43/75 | 31/63 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 49% |
Cerundolo scored 9 aces (3 per match). Martin blasted 12 aces (4 per match). Cerundolo won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Martin won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cerundolo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/30 | 11/28 |
| % Converted | 40% | 39% |
| Conceded | 12 | 17 |
| Saved | 9 | 10 |
| % Saved | 75% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 12 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Martin broke his opponents 11 times with a 39% conversion rate. Martin conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | |||||
| R1 Perchicot | R2 Cervantes | 1/4 Jaziri | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-77 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 32 | 15 | 66 | |
| pts | 63-52 | 109-100 | 59-34 | 231-186 | |
| Total points | 115 | 209 | 93 | 417 | |
| Winners | 28 | 40 | 24 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 35/52 | 59/101 | 28/44 | 122/197 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 58% | 64% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 40/59 | 24/28 | 92/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 68% | 86% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 24/42 | 9/16 | 43/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 57% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 5/13 | 4/8 | 12/30 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 38% | 50% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 63% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Martin | |||||
| R1 Halys | R2 Manuel Cerundolo | 1/4 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 4-6 7-62 | 6-4 7-67 | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 23 | 15 | 74 | |
| pts | 118-109 | 73-71 | 61-35 | 252-215 | |
| Total points | 227 | 144 | 96 | 467 | |
| Winners | 59 | 35 | 29 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 48% | 48% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 79/114 | 53/71 | 38/48 | 170/233 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 75% | 79% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 59/79 | 35/53 | 29/38 | 123/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 66% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 7/18 | 7/10 | 31/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 39% | 70% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/10 | 4/9 | 11/28 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 40% | 44% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 25% | 100% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
Tennis Scores in Sibiu Challenger
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Borna GojoGojo (6-4 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Malek JaziriJaziri (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Carlos Gomez-HerreraGomez-Herrera – Johannes HaerteisHaerteis (6-3 6-78 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Carlos Gomez-HerreraGomez-Herrera – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (3-1) – H2H and prediction