Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Joao Menezes will square off in the quarter of the San Marino Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune -> 1.35
Joao Menezes -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune vs. Joao Menezes
There is no head to head record between Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Joao Menezes since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
Ranked no. 191, Vitus Nodskov Rune got to the quarter after defeating Julien Cagnina 6-3 6-4 and Salvatore Caruso 2-6 7-64 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Caruso, Holger recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-64 6-2). During the match, Vitus Nodskov Rune scored 95 points vs Caruso’s 90. The Dane was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vitus Nodskov Rune managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune lost the serve 6 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Vitus Nodskov Rune put 58% of his first serves in, winning 54% (33/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. Vitus Nodskov Rune broke Caruso 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Vitus Nodskov Rune started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Vitus Nodskov Rune has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 66% of his matches (83-43). 31-15 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vitus Nodskov Rune has an aggregate64-32 match record in the last 4 years on clay.
Holger’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Manacor,M15+H Bressuire,M25 Villena,the Oeiras 4 Challenger and the Biella 7 Challenger.
Holger has a compiled 44-17 win-loss record in 2021, 31-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the San Marino Challenger
The Dane has never competed in this tournament before.
Joao Menezes
Ranked no. 233, the Brazilian reached the quarter after defeating Gastao Elias 5-7 6-4 6-4 and Francesco Forti 6-72 7-62 7-69.
In the 2nd round against Forti, The Brazilian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 7-62 7-69).-138) than Forti. In fact, the world no. 191 won 138 points vs Forti’s. That means that Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes was more focused during the important points. The Brazilian was extremely aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes scored 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Joao Menezes was quite effective on serve to win 74% (59/80) of his 1st serve and 57% (27/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Brazilian broke Forti twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has a compiled 20-25 win-loss record in 2021, 16-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 71 |
| Pts | 168-148 | 241-236 |
| Total Points | 316 | 477 |
| Winners | 59 | 99 |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% |
Both Vitus Nodskov Rune and Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune lost 1 set, while Joao Menezes conceded 2 sets. Vitus Nodskov Rune has played 1 set(s) less than Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (5 vs 6). Therefore, Vitus Nodskov Rune played 23 games less than Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes. The Dane scored 59 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Brazilian managed to score 99 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3 |
| 1st in | 100/169 | 141/226 |
| %1st in | 59% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 59/100 | 99/141 |
| %1st pts | 59% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 38/69 | 45/85 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 53% |
Vitus Nodskov Rune bagged 8 aces (4 per match). Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes recorded 6 aces (3 per match). Vitus Nodskov Rune won 59% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/15 | 8/22 |
| % Converted | 60% | 36% |
| Conceded | 15 | 14 |
| Saved | 8 | 7 |
| % Saved | 53% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
The Dane broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Holger lost his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. The Brazilian broke his opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. Joao conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vitus Nodskov Rune | ||||
| R1 Cagnina |
R2 Caruso |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 2-6 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 29 | 48 | |
| pts | 73-58 | 95-90 | 168-148 | |
| Total points | 131 | 185 | 316 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 39/63 | 61/106 | 100/169 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/39 | 33/61 | 59/100 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 54% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/24 | 22/45 | 38/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 49% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/8 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 75% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/13 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 54% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | ||||
| R1 Elias |
R2 Forti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | 6-72 7-62 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 39 | 71 | |
| pts | 103-97 | 138-139 | 241-236 | |
| Total points | 200 | 277 | 477 | |
| Winners | 40 | 59 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 61/99 | 80/127 | 141/226 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 40/61 | 59/80 | 99/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 74% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/38 | 27/47 | 45/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 57% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 2/8 | 8/22 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 25% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 3/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 44% | 60% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
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