Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Pedja Krstin will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Mexico City Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CANCHA 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves is the pick to win this match.
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves -> 1.14
Pedja Krstin -> 5.50
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves vs. Pedja Krstin
This will be the 2nd time that Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Pedja Krstin face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves won 6-4 0-0 ret. in the 1st round in the Sao Paulo Challenger back in 2021.
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|
Ranked no. 219, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves reached the 2nd round after defeating Ernesto Escobedo 1-6 7-65 6-2.
In the 1st round against Escobedo, Felipe recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-65 6-2). During the match, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Escobedo scored the same amount of points (81). However, the world no. 219 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Brazilian was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (34/46) of his 1st serve and 64% (21/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves broke Escobedo twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (211-129). 4-5 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves has a composed189-110 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Felipe has a compiled 4-6 win-loss record in 2022, 4-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Mexico City Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Pedja Krstin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-28 | 5-13 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-26 | 1-5 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-15 | 4-4 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 27-32 | 6-12 | 21-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 321, the Serbian reached the 2nd round after defeating Keegan Smith 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round against Smith, Pedja recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Krstin scored 93 points vs Smith’s 79. The Serbian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Krstin struck 6 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Pedja Krstin was pretty effective on serve to win 77% (37/48) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Serbian broke Smith 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Krstin has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Krstin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 29 |
| Pts | 81-81 | 93-79 |
| Total Points | 162 | 172 |
| Winners | 34 | 37 |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% |
Both Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Krstin played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves surrendered 1 set, while Pedja Krstin dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Krstin have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves played 1 game less than Krstin. Meligeni Rodrigues Alves scored 34 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Pedja struck 37 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Krstin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 46/79 | 48/82 |
| %1st in | 58% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 37/48 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 21/33 | 19/34 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 56% |
Meligeni Rodrigues Alves bagged 3 aces . Krstin managed to score 6 aces . Meligeni Rodrigues Alves won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Krstin won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | Krstin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 4 |
| Converted | 2/4 | 4/10 |
| % Converted | 50% | 40% |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Brazilian broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. The Brazilian dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Serbian broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Pedja conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Meligeni Rodrigues Alves | |||
| R1 Escobedo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-65 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 81-81 | 81-81 | |
| Total points | 162 | 162 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 46/79 | 46/79 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 34/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/33 | 21/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Krstin | |||
| R1 Smith |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 93-79 | 93-79 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 48/82 | 48/82 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 37/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 19/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Mexico City Challenger
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Andrej MartinMartin (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Pedja KrstinKrstin – Keegan SmithSmith (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (7-5 6-76 6-3) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Federico GaioGaio (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Nick ChappellChappell (6-4 4-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Elmar EjupovicEjupovic – Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos – Facundo MenaMena (6-1 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Gilbert Klier JuniorKlier Junior (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Gerald MelzerMelzer – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-4 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Bernard TomicTomic (6-4 6-73 6-3) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Denis IstominIstomin (5-7 7-65 7-66) – See score progression
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (4-6 7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (1-6 7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos – Facundo MenaMena (6-1 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos – Gerald MelzerMelzer (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Elmar EjupovicEjupovic – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedja KrstinKrstin – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas JarryJarry – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Maxime JanvierJanvier – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Renzo OlivoOlivo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
