Francisco Cerundolo and Gonzalo Lama will face off in the quarter of the Santiago 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.32
Gonzalo Lama -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Gonzalo Lama
This will be the 3rd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Gonzalo Lama play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Cerundolo and Lama (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Cerundolo won 6-0 7-6(4) in the quarter in M25 Hurlingham back in 2020.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 109, the Argentine reached the quarter after beating Cristian Rodriguez 6-3 3-6 6-2 and Alexis Gautier 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Cerundolo had a good straight sets win against Gautier (6-4 6-2). During the match, Cerundolo scored 59 points vs Gautier’s 45. Cerundolo was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cerundolo was unable to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Francisco Cerundolo was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 58% (7/12) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Cerundolo broke Gautier 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 72% of his matches (190-75). 26-14 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cerundolo has a compiled177-68 record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Cordenons Challenger where he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 6-1 6-2.
The Argentine has an overall 31-17 win-loss record in 2021, 26-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santiago 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019. See his history.
Gonzalo Lama
Ranked no. 326, Lama got to the quarter after defeating Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Goncalo Oliveira 6-4 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Lama defeated Oliveira (6-4 3-6 7-5).-98) than Oliveira. In fact, the world no. 109 won 98 points vs Oliveira’s. That means that Lama was more focused during the important points. Gonzalo was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Lama struck 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Gonzalo Lama lost the serve 6 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Lama put 57% of his first serves in, winning 59% (37/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (22/48) on the 2nd serve. The Chilean broke Oliveira 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gonzalo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
The Chilean’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Cairo,M15 Cordoba,M15 Antalya and the Quito Challenger.
Gonzalo has a compiled 49-17 win-loss record in 2021, 49-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cerundolo | Lama |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 60 |
| Pts | 153-122 | 206-207 |
| Total Points | 275 | 413 |
| Winners | 64 | 82 |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% |
Both Cerundolo and Lama played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo conceded 1 set, while Gonzalo Lama surrendered 2 sets. Cerundolo has played 1 set(s) less than Lama (5 vs 6). Therefore, Cerundolo played 16 games less than Lama. Francisco scored 64 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Chilean scored 82 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Lama |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 85/123 | 129/224 |
| %1st in | 69% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 64/85 | 82/129 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 47/95 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 49% |
Cerundolo managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Lama made 6 aces (3 per match). Cerundolo won 75% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Lama won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cerundolo | Lama |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/21 | 9/29 |
| % Converted | 43% | 31% |
| Conceded | 12 | 27 |
| Saved | 8 | 19 |
| % Saved | 67% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Cerundolo surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Chilean broke his opponents 9 times with a 31% conversion rate. Lama conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Rodriguez |
R2 Gautier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 18 | 44 | |
| pts | 94-77 | 59-45 | 153-122 | |
| Total points | 171 | 104 | 275 | |
| Winners | 38 | 26 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 49/75 | 36/48 | 85/123 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 75% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 38/49 | 26/36 | 64/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 7/12 | 19/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 58% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 4/6 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 3/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 75% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Lama | ||||
| R1 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
R2 Oliveira |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 31 | 60 | |
| pts | 108-103 | 98-104 | 206-207 | |
| Total points | 211 | 202 | 413 | |
| Winners | 45 | 37 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 66/113 | 63/111 | 129/224 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 45/66 | 37/63 | 82/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 59% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/47 | 22/48 | 47/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 46% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/14 | 6/15 | 9/29 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 40% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 16 | 27 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 10/16 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 63% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
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