Francisco Cerundolo and Maximilian Marterer will fight against each other in the quarter of the Split Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on STELLA ARTOIS COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maximilian Marterer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maximilian Marterer is the pick to win this match.
Maximilian Marterer -> 1.6
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Maximilian Marterer
There is no head to head record between Francisco Cerundolo and Maximilian Marterer since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 223 (career high), Cerundolo got to the quarter after defeating Ernesto Escobedo 5-7 7-64 6-3 and Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Nakashima (6-3 6-1). During the match Cerundolo scored 59 points vs Nakashima’s 37. Francisco was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cerundolo managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Francisco Cerundolo conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 64% of his first serves in, winning 84% (27/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Nakashima 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 72% of his matches (144-56). 16-9 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cerundolo has a 136-52 record in the last 5 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Los Angeles.
The Argentine has a 21-9 win-loss record in 2020, 16-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
Francisco didn’t compete in the Split Challenger in 2019.
Maximilian Marterer
Ranked no. 267, the German got to the quarter after defeating Elias Ymer 6-2 6-2 and Carlos Taberner 3-6 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Taberner, The German recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-4). During the match Marterer scored 101 points vs Taberner’s 100. Marterer was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Marterer scored 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Maximilian Marterer lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Marterer put 61% of his first serves in, winning 74% (46/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (17/40) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Taberner 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marterer has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Marterer has a 12-8 win-loss record in 2020, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
The German didn’t compete in the Split Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cerundolo | Marterer |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 47 |
| Pts | 166-129 | 162-140 |
| Total Points | 295 | 302 |
| Winners | 82 | 67 |
| %Winners | 49% | 41% |
Both Cerundolo and Marterer played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo conceded 1 set, while Maximilian Marterer dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Cerundolo and Marterer have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Cerundolo played 3 games more than Marterer. The Argentine scored 82 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Maximilian blasted 67 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Marterer |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 110/157 | 90/147 |
| %1st in | 70% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 82/110 | 67/90 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 25/47 | 27/57 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 47% |
Cerundolo made 10 aces (5 per match). Marterer scored 10 aces (5 per match). Cerundolo won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Marterer won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cerundolo | Marterer |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/11 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 73% | 53% |
| Conceded | 17 | 9 |
| Saved | 13 | 5 |
| % Saved | 76% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Francisco broke his opponents 8 times with a 73% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Marterer broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Escobedo |
R2 Nakashima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-64 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 16 | 50 | |
| pts | 107-92 | 59-37 | 166-129 | |
| Total points | 199 | 96 | 295 | |
| Winners | 55 | 27 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 78/107 | 32/50 | 110/157 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 64% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 55/78 | 27/32 | 82/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 84% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 8/18 | 25/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 44% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/5 | 8/11 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 80% | 73% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 2 | 17 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 2/2 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 100% | 87% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Marterer | ||||
| R1 Ymer |
R2 Taberner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 47 | |
| pts | 61-40 | 101-100 | 162-140 | |
| Total points | 101 | 201 | 302 | |
| Winners | 21 | 46 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 46% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 28/45 | 62/102 | 90/147 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/28 | 46/62 | 67/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 17/40 | 27/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 43% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 63% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
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