Nicolas Kicker and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida will face off in the 2nd round of the Santiago 3 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Kicker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Kicker is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Kicker -> 1.58
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Kicker vs. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
This will be the 2nd time that Nicolas Kicker and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kicker (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Kicker won 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(4) in the quarter in M15 Villa Maria back in April 2021.
Nicolas Kicker
Ranked no. 276, Nicolas got to the 2nd round after beating Matias Soto 6-3 6-0.
In the 1st round, Kicker had a good straight sets win against Soto (6-3 6-0). During the match, Kicker scored 53 points vs Soto’s 29. The Argentine was pretty aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kicker blasted 2 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Nicolas Kicker was exceptionally effective on serve to win 83% (25/30) of his 1st serve and 64% (7/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Nicolas broke Soto 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Kicker has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (274-167). 40-12 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kicker has a composed253-146 record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria,M25 Pensacola,M25 Santo Domingo,M25 Tulsa and the Tampere Challenger.
Kicker has a compiled 54-13 win-loss record in 2021, 40-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santiago 3 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
Ranked no. 315 (career-high), matheus got to the 2nd round after defeating Enzo Couacaud 6-1 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Couacaud (6-1 6-1). During the match Pucinelli De Almeida scored 58 points vs Couacaud’s 31. Matheus was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
About the serving games, Pucinelli De Almeida struck 2 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida was quite effective on serve to win 76% (22/29) of his 1st serve and 86% (6/7) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pucinelli De Almeida broke Couacaud 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Matheus’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Cairo,M25 Kiseljak and M15 Sarajevo.
The Brazilian has an overall 66-22 win-loss record in 2021, 66-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kicker | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 15 | 14 |
| Pts | 53-29 | 58-31 |
| Total Points | 82 | 89 |
| Winners | 25 | 22 |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% |
Both Kicker and Pucinelli De Almeida played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kicker and Pucinelli De Almeida have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Kicker played 1 game more than Pucinelli De Almeida. Kicker scored 25 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Brazilian made 22 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kicker | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2 |
| 1st in | 30/41 | 29/36 |
| %1st in | 73% | 81% |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 22/29 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 6/7 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 86% |
Kicker managed to score 2 aces . Pucinelli De Almeida managed to score 2 aces . Kicker won 83% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Pucinelli De Almeida won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 86% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kicker | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/8 |
| % Converted | 67% | 63% |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 |
| Saved | 0 | 0 |
| % Saved | NAN% | NAN% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Nicolas broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Kicker had a solid display on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 0 break points. Matheus broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Brazilian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Kicker | |||
| R1 Soto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 15 | |
| pts | 53-29 | 53-29 | |
| Total points | 82 | 82 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/41 | 30/41 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 25/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 7/11 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Pucinelli De Almeida | |||
| R1 Couacaud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 58-31 | 58-31 | |
| Total points | 89 | 89 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 29/36 | 29/36 | |
| % 1st in | 81% | 81% | |
| 1st pts | 22/29 | 22/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/7 | 6/7 | |
| % 2nd pts | 86% | 86% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Santiago 3 Challenger
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Facundo MenaMena (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Lucas CatarinaCatarina (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Diego Fernandez FloresFernandez Flores – Rafael MatosMatos (6-2 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-4 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Diego HidalgoHidalgo (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Pedro CachinCachin – Benjamin TorresTorres (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Julian LenzLenz (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Nick ChappellChappell (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero – Gonzalo LamaLama (6-2 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Matias SotoSoto (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Nicolas JarryJarry (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Sebastian BaezBaez (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Pedro CachinCachin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Fernandez FloresFernandez Flores – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida – Nicolas KickerKicker (0-1) – H2H and prediction
