Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry will face off in the final of the Cordenons Challenger for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on CENTER DOLOMIA SERENA. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Martin Etcheverry who should win in 3 sets.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 1.71
Francisco Cerundolo -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
This will be the 6th time that Francisco Cerundolo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on clay.
The last time that they played, Martin won 6-3 6-0 in the semifinal in the Sibiu Challenger back in 2020.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 119, Cerundolo reached the final after beating Alejandro Gonzalez 6-4 6-2, Lorenzo Giustino 6-3 6-3, Giulio Zeppieri 6-1 4-6 6-3 and Andrea Collarini 6-2 3-6 6-1.
In the semifinal, Cerundolo defeated Collarini (6-2 3-6 6-1). During the match, Cerundolo scored 83 points vs Collarini’s 71. The Argentine was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cerundolo scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 56% of his first serves in, winning 66% (29/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Collarini 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cerundolo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a fantastic record in the last 6 years having won 72% of his matches (185-73). 23-13 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Cerundolo has an aggregate174-67 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Concepcion Challenger and Buenos Aires.
Francisco has a composed 26-15 win-loss record in 2021, 23-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cordenons Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2019. See his history.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Ranked no. 148 (career-high), the Argentine reached the final after defeating Renzo Olivo 5-7 7-63 7-5, Federico Gaio 6-4 6-3, Juan Pablo Varillas 6-2 2-6 7-5 and Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 1-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Argentine defeated Huesler (6-3 1-6 6-3). During the match Martin scored 82 points vs Huesler’s 76. Martin was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Martin struck 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Tomas Martin Etcheverry lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Martin put 69% of his first serves in, winning 78% (38/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Tomas broke Huesler twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Perugia Challenger and the Trieste Challenger.
The Argentine has a composed 49-20 win-loss record in 2021, 48-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cordenons Challenger
Tomas has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cerundolo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 109 |
| Pts | 312-250 | 345-312 |
| Total Points | 562 | 657 |
| Winners | 115 | 163 |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% |
Both Cerundolo and Martin played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo lost 2 sets, while Tomas Martin Etcheverry conceded 3 sets. Cerundolo has played 1 set(s) less than Martin (10 vs 11). Therefore, Cerundolo played 23 games less than Martin. Cerundolo scored 115 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Martin scored 163 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 172/268 | 221/317 |
| %1st in | 64% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 115/172 | 163/221 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 58/96 | 46/96 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 48% |
Cerundolo bagged 12 aces (3 per match). Martin recorded 12 aces (3 per match). Cerundolo won 67% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Martin won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cerundolo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 14 |
| Converted | 19/39 | 14/35 |
| % Converted | 49% | 40% |
| Conceded | 18 | 23 |
| Saved | 11 | 12 |
| % Saved | 61% | 52% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 11 |
Cerundolo broke his opponents 19 times with a 49% conversion rate. The Argentine dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Tomas broke his opponents 14 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | ||||||
| R1 Gonzalez | R2 Giustino | 1/4 Zeppieri | 1/2 Collarini | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-1 4-6 6-3 | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 86 | |
| pts | 66-50 | 67-49 | 96-80 | 83-71 | 312-250 | |
| Total points | 116 | 116 | 176 | 154 | 562 | |
| Winners | 26 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% | 34% | 35% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 36/61 | 36/52 | 56/77 | 44/78 | 172/268 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 69% | 73% | 56% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 27/36 | 33/56 | 29/44 | 115/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 75% | 59% | 66% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 9/16 | 16/21 | 21/34 | 58/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 56% | 76% | 62% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 4/7 | 6/18 | 4/9 | 19/39 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 57% | 33% | 44% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/3 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 40% | 75% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Martin | ||||||
| R1 Olivo | R2 Gaio | 1/4 Pablo Patino-Samudio | 1/2 Huesler | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-63 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 2-6 7-5 | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 37 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 109 | |
| pts | 117-108 | 58-45 | 88-83 | 82-76 | 345-312 | |
| Total points | 225 | 103 | 171 | 158 | 657 | |
| Winners | 53 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 163 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 57% | 44% | 46% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 73/108 | 37/49 | 62/89 | 49/71 | 221/317 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 76% | 70% | 69% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 53/73 | 33/37 | 39/62 | 38/49 | 163/221 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 89% | 63% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/35 | 7/12 | 13/27 | 11/22 | 46/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 58% | 48% | 50% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 2/7 | 5/8 | 2/8 | 14/35 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 29% | 63% | 25% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 0/0 | 6/10 | 2/4 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 44% | – | 60% | 50% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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