Mario Vilella Martinez and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Todi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 7:00 pm on CENTRALE. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mario Vilella Martinez who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mario Vilella Martinez is the pick to win this match.
Mario Vilella Martinez -> 1.59
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Mario Vilella Martinez vs. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
There is no head to head record between Mario Vilella Martinez and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Mario Vilella Martinez
Ranked no. 178, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Tristan Lamasine 6-2 7-64, Francesco Forti 6-3 6-1 and Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, Vilella Martinez had a good straight sets win against Zeppieri (6-3 6-3). During the match, Vilella Martinez scored 63 points vs Zeppieri’s 42. Vilella Martinez was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vilella Martinez struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mario Vilella Martinez was very efficient on serve to win 91% (21/23) of his 1st serve and 72% (18/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mario broke Zeppieri 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Vilella Martinez has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 64% of his matches (258-147). 15-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Vilella Martinez has a composed219-109 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Vilella Martinez’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Marbella Challenger.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 20-14 win-loss record in 2021, 15-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Todi Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
Ranked no. 409 (career-high), matheus got to the semifinal after defeating Stephane Robert 6-1 6-1, Federico Zeballos 6-1 6-3, Filippo Baldi 1-6 6-4 6-1, Dmitry Popko 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Nicolas Jarry 3-6 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter against Jarry, The Brazilian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Pucinelli De Almeida scored 93 points vs Jarry’s 81. The Brazilian was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Pucinelli De Almeida fired 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Pucinelli De Almeida put 75% of his first serves in, winning 74% (40/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Jarry 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Matheus started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Matheus’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Cairo,M25 Kiseljak and M15 Sarajevo.
Matheus has a composed 57-15 win-loss record in 2021, 57-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Todi Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vilella Martinez | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 103 |
| Pts | 191-133 | 372-281 |
| Total Points | 324 | 653 |
| Winners | 67 | 145 |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% |
Vilella Martinez played 3 matches while Pucinelli De Almeida competed in 5 matches. Pucinelli De Almeida started his run from the qualifications while Vilella Martinez had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida surrendered 3 sets while Mario Vilella Martinez hasn’t conceded a set so far. Vilella Martinez has played 7 set(s) less than Pucinelli De Almeida (6 vs 13). Therefore, Vilella Martinez played 48 games less than Pucinelli De Almeida. Mario scored 67 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Brazilian scored 145 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vilella Martinez | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1st in | 83/154 | 211/304 |
| %1st in | 54% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 67/83 | 145/211 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 42/71 | 56/93 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 60% |
Vilella Martinez fired 9 aces (3 per match). Pucinelli De Almeida fired 13 aces (2.6 per match). Vilella Martinez won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Pucinelli De Almeida won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vilella Martinez | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 25 |
| Converted | 13/20 | 25/55 |
| % Converted | 65% | 45% |
| Conceded | 9 | 26 |
| Saved | 5 | 17 |
| % Saved | 56% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 9 |
Vilella Martinez broke his opponents 13 times with a 65% conversion rate. The Spaniard dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Matheus broke his opponents 25 times with a 45% conversion rate. Matheus conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vilella Martinez | |||||
| R1 Lamasine |
R2 Forti |
1/4 Zeppieri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-64 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 16 | 18 | 55 | |
| pts | 71-58 | 57-33 | 63-42 | 191-133 | |
| Total points | 129 | 90 | 105 | 324 | |
| Winners | 28 | 18 | 21 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 32% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 37/63 | 23/43 | 23/48 | 83/154 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 53% | 48% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 18/23 | 21/23 | 67/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 78% | 91% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/26 | 14/20 | 18/25 | 42/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 70% | 72% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/8 | 3/5 | 13/20 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 63% | 60% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 50% | 100% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Pucinelli De Almeida | |||||||
| Q1 Robert |
Q3 Zeballos |
R1 Baldi |
R2 Popko |
1/4 Jarry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-1 6-3 | 1-6 6-4 6-1 | 3-6 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 103 | |
| pts | 54-25 | 56-31 | 77-70 | 92-74 | 93-81 | 372-281 | |
| Total points | 79 | 87 | 147 | 166 | 174 | 653 | |
| Winners | 22 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 145 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 21% | 42% | 42% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 27/39 | 17/38 | 56/76 | 57/79 | 54/72 | 211/304 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 45% | 74% | 72% | 75% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 12/17 | 32/56 | 39/57 | 40/54 | 145/211 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 71% | 57% | 68% | 74% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 18/21 | 9/20 | 13/22 | 9/18 | 56/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 86% | 45% | 59% | 50% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/8 | 6/13 | 5/11 | 4/14 | 25/55 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 63% | 46% | 45% | 29% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/1 | 6/11 | 7/9 | 3/4 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 55% | 78% | 75% | 103% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
LWLWWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Todi Challenger
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Nicolas JarryJarry (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Alexander RitschardRitschard (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Alexander RitschardRitschard (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Nicolas JarryJarry (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Federico GaioGaio – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida – Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
