Thiago Moura Monteiro and Francisco Cerundolo will face off in the semifinal of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.88
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Francisco Cerundolo
This will be the 3rd time that Thiago Moura Monteiro and Francisco Cerundolo play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Moura Monteiro won 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in at the French Open back in May 2021.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
Ranked no. 92, Thiago got to the semifinal after beating Hernan Casanova 7-67 3-6 6-2, Nicolas Kicker 6-2 6-3 and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 3-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The Brazilian defeated Martin Etcheverry (6-4 3-6 7-5). During the match, Moura Monteiro scored 94 points vs Martin Etcheverry’s 88. The Brazilian was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moura Monteiro scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Thiago Moura Monteiro was quite effective on serve to win 73% (41/56) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Brazilian broke Martin Etcheverry 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (369-259). 18-15 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moura Monteiro has an overall 305-192 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Braga Challenger where he defeated Nikola Milojevic in the final 7-5 7-5.
The Brazilian has a composed 26-24 win-loss record in 2021, 18-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
Francisco Cerundolo
Ranked no. 116, Francisco got to the semifinal after beating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 4-6 6-1 6-4, Juan Pablo Ficovich 7-5 6-2 and Martin Cuevas 6-1 6-1.
In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Cuevas (6-1 6-1). During the match Cerundolo scored 62 points vs Cuevas’s 38. Cerundolo was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Cerundolo recorded 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 84% of his first serves in, winning 70% (30/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 25% (2/8) on the 2nd serve. Cerundolo broke Cuevas 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francisco started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Cordenons Challenger where he defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 6-1 6-2.
Francisco has an overall 37-19 win-loss record in 2021, 32-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moura Monteiro | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 61 |
| Pts | 255-219 | 234-184 |
| Total Points | 474 | 418 |
| Winners | 111 | 108 |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% |
Both Moura Monteiro and Cerundolo played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thiago Moura Monteiro lost 2 sets, while Francisco Cerundolo dropped 1 set. Moura Monteiro has played 1 set more than Cerundolo (8 vs 7). Therefore, Moura Monteiro played 17 games more than Cerundolo. The Brazilian scored 111 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Cerundolo struck 108 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moura Monteiro | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 154/235 | 162/216 |
| %1st in | 66% | 75% |
| 1st pts | 111/154 | 108/162 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 45/81 | 24/54 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 44% |
Moura Monteiro managed to score 8 aces (2.7 per match). Cerundolo scored 8 aces (2.7 per match). Moura Monteiro won 72% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Cerundolo won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Cerundolo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 16 |
| Converted | 12/26 | 16/35 |
| % Converted | 46% | 46% |
| Conceded | 24 | 21 |
| Saved | 16 | 15 |
| % Saved | 67% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. Moura Monteiro lost his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 16 times with a 46% conversion rate. Cerundolo conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moura Monteiro | |||||
| R1 Casanova |
R2 Kicker |
1/4 Martin Etcheverry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 3-6 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 | 31 | 78 | |
| pts | 100-88 | 61-43 | 94-88 | 255-219 | |
| Total points | 188 | 104 | 182 | 474 | |
| Winners | 36 | 34 | 41 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 56% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 54/88 | 44/60 | 56/87 | 154/235 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 73% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 36/54 | 34/44 | 41/56 | 111/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 77% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/34 | 7/16 | 17/31 | 45/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 44% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 12/26 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 60% | 40% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 7/7 | 3/6 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 100% | 50% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cerundolo | |||||
| R1 Ugo |
R2 Pablo Ficovich |
1/4 Cuevas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 20 | 14 | 61 | |
| pts | 100-87 | 72-59 | 62-38 | 234-184 | |
| Total points | 187 | 131 | 100 | 418 | |
| Winners | 49 | 29 | 30 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 40% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 76/98 | 43/67 | 43/51 | 162/216 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 64% | 84% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 49/76 | 29/43 | 30/43 | 108/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 67% | 70% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | 12/24 | 2/8 | 24/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 50% | 25% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/10 | 6/12 | 16/35 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 9/11 | 1/2 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 82% | 50% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLLWWL Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Martin CuevasCuevas (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Luciano Darderi/Juan Bautista TorresDarderi/Juan Bautista Torres – Rafael Matos/Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMatos/Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (7-63 2-6 10-6) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo DellienDellien – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (3-2) – H2H and prediction
