Ernesto Escobedo and Nicolas Kicker will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Miami Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:00 pm on BUTCH BUCHHOLZ. 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 Ernesto Escobedo who should win in 2 sets.
Ernesto Escobedo -> 1.31
Nicolas Kicker -> 3.45
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Prediction and head to head Ernesto Escobedo vs. Nicolas Kicker
This will be the 2nd time that Ernesto Escobedo and Nicolas Kicker square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kicker (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Kicker won 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in the Guayaquil Challenger back in 2016.
Ernesto Escobedo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-25 | 21-15 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 133, the American will start his run in Miami after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 6-2 3-6 6-1 to Altmaier in the qualifications on the 19th of February.
The American has a compiled 12-7 win-loss record in 2022, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Bendigo Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Escobedo has an overall 240-179 record. He has a positive 177-116 record on hard.
Previously in Miami
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2017 and 2021. See his history.
Nicolas Kicker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50-28 | 2-2 | 48-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 12-13 | 2-4 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-10 | 1-1 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-28 | 6-6 | 20-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 64-21 | 17-2 | 47-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 203, Kicker will start his run in Miami after he played his last match in the Concepcion 2 Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Collarini in the 1st round on the 15th of March.
Kicker has an aggregate 3-7 win-loss record in 2022, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Argentine has an overall 287-182 record. He has a positive 25-20 record on hard.
Previously in Miami
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018. See his history.
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