Roberto Carballes Baena and Francisco Cerundolo will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Guayaquil Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on COURT 10. 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 Roberto Carballes Baena who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roberto Carballes Baena is the pick to win this match.
Roberto Carballes Baena -> 1.69
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Francisco Cerundolo
There is no head to head record between Roberto Carballes Baena and Francisco Cerundolo since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Roberto Carballes Baena
Ranked no. 103, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Hernan Casanova 5-0 ret., Renzo Olivo 6-4 6-4 and Pedro Sousa 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Carballes Baena had a good straight sets win against Sousa (6-4 6-2). During the match Carballes Baena scored 61 points vs Sousa’s 45. The Spaniard was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Carballes Baena recorded 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Roberto Carballes Baena lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Carballes Baena put 74% of his first serves in, winning 69% (29/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the 2nd serve. Carballes Baena broke Sousa 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Carballes Baena hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Carballes Baena has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (422-277). 10-9 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Carballes Baena has a 378-228 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Spaniard has a 13-15 win-loss record in 2020, 10-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Guayaquil Challenger
Roberto didn’t play in the Guayaquil Challenger in 2019.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 198, Francisco got to the semifinal after defeating Pedro Sakamoto 6-3 6-3, Juan Pablo Varillas 6-1 6-79 7-62 and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 4-6 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter against Antoni Munar Clar, Francisco recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Cerundolo and Antoni Munar Clar scored the same amount of points (93). However, the world no. 103 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Cerundolo was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about serving, Cerundolo scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 69% of his first serves in, winning 59% (42/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. Cerundolo broke Antoni Munar Clar 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francisco has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Los Angeles and the Split Challenger.
Francisco has a 27-10 win-loss record in 2020, 22-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Guayaquil Challenger
The Argentine lost in the quarter to Thiago Seyboth Wild.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Carballes Baena | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 79 |
| Pts | 131-100 | 271-245 |
| Total Points | 231 | 516 |
| Winners | 66 | 117 |
| %Winners | 50% | 43% |
Carballes Baena played 2 matches while Cerundolo competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Francisco Cerundolo lost 2 sets while Roberto Carballes Baena hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Carballes Baena has played 4 set(s) less than Cerundolo (4 vs 8). Therefore, Carballes Baena played 41 games less than Cerundolo. Carballes Baena scored 66 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine recorded 117 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Carballes Baena | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 93/121 | 174/263 |
| %1st in | 77% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 66/93 | 117/174 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 20/28 | 49/89 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 55% |
Carballes Baena made 3 aces (1.5 per match). Cerundolo struck 12 aces (4 per match). Carballes Baena won 71% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Carballes Baena | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 13 |
| Converted | 6/9 | 13/28 |
| % Converted | 67% | 46% |
| Conceded | 6 | 22 |
| Saved | 5 | 16 |
| % Saved | 83% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
Roberto broke his opponents 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Roberto lost his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Cerundolo broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Carballes Baena | |||||
| R1 Casanova |
R2 Olivo |
1/4 Sousa |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-0 ret. | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 5 | 20 | 18 | 43 | |
| pts | 32-20 | 70-55 | 61-45 | 163-120 | |
| Total points | 52 | 125 | 106 | 283 | |
| Winners | 18 | 37 | 29 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 53% | 48% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 23/34 | 51/64 | 42/57 | 116/155 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 80% | 74% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 18/23 | 37/51 | 29/42 | 84/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 73% | 69% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/11 | 10/13 | 10/15 | 23/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 27% | 77% | 67% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 8/12 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 80% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 67% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerundolo | |||||
| R1 Sakamoto |
R2 Pablo Patino-Samudio |
1/4 Antoni Munar Clar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-1 6-79 7-62 | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 33 | 28 | 79 | |
| pts | 65-46 | 113-106 | 93-93 | 271-245 | |
| Total points | 111 | 219 | 186 | 516 | |
| Winners | 25 | 50 | 42 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 35/50 | 68/110 | 71/103 | 174/263 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 62% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/35 | 50/68 | 42/71 | 117/174 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 74% | 59% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/15 | 23/42 | 15/32 | 49/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 55% | 47% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/12 | 6/8 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 75% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/3 | 11/15 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 67% | 73% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWLWLL Tennis Scores in Guayaquil Challenger
- Andrej MartinMartin – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Pedro SousaSousa (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Andrej MartinMartin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
