Pedro Sousa and Francisco Cerundolo will square off in the final of the Split Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pedro Sousa who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pedro Sousa is the pick to win this match.
Pedro Sousa -> 1.76
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Sousa vs. Francisco Cerundolo
There is no head to head record between Pedro Sousa and Francisco Cerundolo since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Pedro Sousa
Ranked no. 113, Sousa got to the final after beating Hugo Grenier 6-4 6-4, Zdenek Kolar 6-1 3-6 6-2, Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 7-67 and Borna Gojo 6-4 5-7 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Portuguese defeated Gojo (6-4 5-7 6-2). During the match Sousa scored 95 points vs Gojo’s 85. Sousa was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sousa was unable to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Pedro Sousa lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 83% of his first serves in, winning 66% (47/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the 2nd serve. Sousa broke Gojo 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Sousa has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (373-212). 10-7 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Sousa has a 340-179 record in the last years on clay.
The Portuguese’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Buenos Aires.
Pedro has a 11-9 win-loss record in 2020, 10-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
The Portuguese didn’t play in the Split Challenger in 2019.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 223 (career high), Francisco reached the final after beating Ernesto Escobedo 5-7 7-64 6-3, Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-1, Maximilian Marterer 7-66 3-6 7-62 and Duje Ajdukovic 6-72 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal against Ajdukovic, Francisco recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-4 6-3). During the match Cerundolo scored 110 points vs Ajdukovic’s 104. Cerundolo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about serving, Cerundolo blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 77% of his first serves in, winning 63% (52/83) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. Cerundolo broke Ajdukovic 7 times after converting 35% of his break points (7/20).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francisco has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Cerundolo’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Los Angeles.
Francisco has a 23-9 win-loss record in 2020, 18-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Split Challenger
The Argentine didn’t compete in the Split Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sousa | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 97 | 117 |
| Pts | 330-291 | 388-348 |
| Total Points | 621 | 736 |
| Winners | 150 | 200 |
| %Winners | 45% | 52% |
Both Sousa and Cerundolo played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pedro Sousa conceded 2 sets, while Francisco Cerundolo dropper 3 sets. Sousa has played 1 set(s) less than Cerundolo (10 vs 11). Therefore, Sousa played 20 games less than Cerundolo. Pedro scored 150 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Cerundolo fired 200 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sousa | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 243/313 | 291/394 |
| %1st in | 78% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 150/243 | 200/291 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 37/70 | 46/103 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 45% |
Sousa bagged 5 aces (1.3 per match). Cerundolo managed to score 14 aces (3.5 per match). Sousa won 62% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sousa | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 19 |
| Converted | 20/36 | 19/38 |
| % Converted | 56% | 50% |
| Conceded | 30 | 38 |
| Saved | 18 | 24 |
| % Saved | 60% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 14 |
Pedro broke his opponents 20 times with a 56% conversion rate. Pedro dropped his serve 12 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 19 times with a 50% conversion rate. Francisco conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sousa | ||||||
| R1 Grenier |
R2 Kolar |
1/4 Martin |
1/2 Gojo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 7-67 | 6-4 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 97 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 92-80 | 74-70 | 95-85 | 330-291 | |
| Total points | 125 | 172 | 144 | 180 | 621 | |
| Winners | 23 | 42 | 38 | 47 | 150 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 46% | 51% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/51 | 69/98 | 67/78 | 71/86 | 243/313 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 70% | 86% | 83% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 23/36 | 42/69 | 38/67 | 47/71 | 150/243 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 61% | 57% | 66% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/15 | 12/29 | 5/11 | 9/15 | 37/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 41% | 45% | 60% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 7/9 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 20/36 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 78% | 80% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 30 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 9/13 | 1/4 | 7/10 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 69% | 25% | 70% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Cerundolo | ||||||
| R1 Escobedo |
R2 Nakashima |
1/4 Marterer |
1/2 Ajdukovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-64 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | 7-66 3-6 7-62 | 6-72 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 16 | 35 | 32 | 117 | |
| pts | 107-92 | 59-37 | 112-115 | 110-104 | 388-348 | |
| Total points | 199 | 96 | 227 | 214 | 736 | |
| Winners | 55 | 27 | 66 | 52 | 200 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% | 59% | 47% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 78/107 | 32/50 | 98/129 | 83/108 | 291/394 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 64% | 76% | 77% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 55/78 | 27/32 | 66/98 | 52/83 | 200/291 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 84% | 67% | 63% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 8/18 | 11/31 | 10/25 | 46/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 44% | 35% | 40% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 7/20 | 19/38 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 80% | 57% | 35% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 2/2 | 5/11 | 6/10 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 100% | 45% | 60% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
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