Go Soeda and Ulises Blanch will play each other in the quarter of the Monterrey Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:30 pm on ESTADIO GNP SEGUROS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ulises Blanch who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ulises Blanch is the pick to win this match.
Ulises Blanch -> 1.9
Go Soeda -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Go Soeda vs. Ulises Blanch
There is no head to head record between Go Soeda and Ulises Blanch since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Go Soeda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5-13 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 45-27 | 25-19 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 9-3 | 1-1 |
| 2018 | 27-26 | 16-18 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 5-2 |
Ranked no. 275, the Japanese got to the quarter after defeating Viktor Durasovic 6-2 6-70 6-3 and Juan Pablo Ficovich 2-6 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Pablo Ficovich, Soeda recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-2). During the match, Soeda scored 82 points vs Pablo Ficovich’s 68. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Soeda managed to score 3 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Go Soeda lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Soeda put 65% of his first serves in, winning 78% (35/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (9/24) on the 2nd serve. Go broke Pablo Ficovich 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Go has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Soeda has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (285-228). 3-3 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Soeda has a composed 193-145 record in the last years on hard.
Go has a composed 4-6 win-loss record in 2022, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Monterrey Challenger
Soeda has never competed in this tournament before.
Ulises Blanch
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-9 | 10-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-23 | 14-11 | 7-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 10-12 | 6-5 | 13-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 16-21 | 11-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-15 | 7-6 | 3-5 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 380, Blanch got to the quarter after defeating Julian Lenz 6-3 4-6 6-2 and Jay Clarke 7-64 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Ulises had a good straight sets win against Clarke (7-64 6-2). During the match Blanch and Clarke scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 275 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Ulises was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
Talking about serving, Blanch wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Ulises Blanch conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Blanch has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Ulises has an aggregate 6-5 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Soeda | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 48 |
| Pts | 167-147 | 89-78 |
| Total Points | 314 | 167 |
| Winners | 75 | 34 |
| %Winners | 45% | 38% |
Both Soeda and Blanch played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Go Soeda surrendered 2 sets, while Ulises Blanch dropped 1 set. Soeda has played 1 set more than Blanch (6 vs 5). Therefore, Soeda played 6 games more than Blanch. Soeda scored 75 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The American scored 34 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Soeda | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 8 |
| 1st in | 94/160 | 42/76 |
| %1st in | 59% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 75/94 | 34/42 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 31/66 | 18/34 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 53% |
Soeda struck 6 aces (3 per match). Blanch bagged 16 aces (8 per match). Soeda won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Blanch won 81% 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 | Soeda | Blanch |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 4 |
| Converted | 9/14 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 64% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 |
| Saved | 8 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. Soeda conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Blanch broke his opponents 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ulises conceded his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Soeda | ||||
| R1 Durasovic |
R2 Pablo Ficovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-70 6-3 | 2-6 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 24 | 54 | |
| pts | 85-79 | 82-68 | 167-147 | |
| Total points | 164 | 150 | 314 | |
| Winners | 40 | 35 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 49/91 | 45/69 | 94/160 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 65% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 40/49 | 35/45 | 75/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 9/24 | 31/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 38% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/9 | 9/14 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 56% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 57% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Blanch | ||||
| R1 Lenz |
R2 Clarke |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 21 | 48 | |
| pts | 89-78 | – | 89-78 | |
| Total points | 167 | 0 | 167 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | ||
| %Winners | 38% | 0% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | 42/76 | / | 42/76 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 0% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 34/42 | / | 34/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 0% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/34 | / | 18/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 0% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | ||
| Converted | 4/8 | / | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 0% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | ||
| Saved | 5/6 | 0/ | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | – | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | ||
Head 2 Head
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