Juan Pablo Ficovich and Matias Zukas will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Aguascalientes Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on CANCHA LA HUERTA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Pablo Ficovich who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Pablo Ficovich is the pick to win this match.
Juan Pablo Ficovich -> 1.36
Matias Zukas -> 3.00
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Prediction and head to head Juan Pablo Ficovich vs. Matias Zukas
This will be the 3rd time that Juan Pablo Ficovich and Matias Zukas face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Pablo Ficovich and Zukas (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Pablo Ficovich won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in the Campinas Challenger back in 2019.
Juan Pablo Ficovich
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 2-3 | 18-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-33 | 15-13 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-32 | 6-11 | 23-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-16 | 2-3 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-19 | 4-3 | 13-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 204, Pablo Ficovich got to the 2nd round after beating Elmar Ejupovic 4-6 6-0 6-3.
In the 1st round against Ejupovic, Pablo Ficovich recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-0 6-3). During the match, Pablo Ficovich scored 88 points vs Ejupovic’s 71. Juan was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pablo Ficovich made 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Juan Pablo Ficovich lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Pablo Ficovich put 60% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (20/31) on the 2nd serve. Juan broke Ejupovic 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Pablo Ficovich has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (283-199). 8-5 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Pablo Ficovich has an aggregate264-171 record in the last 9 years on clay.
Juan has an overall 10-10 win-loss record in 2022, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Aguascalientes Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Matias Zukas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-25 | 1-2 | 25-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-26 | 0-0 | 45-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-12 | 6-5 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 49-27 | 3-3 | 46-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 447, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after beating Gabriel Decamps 6-1 6-3, Roberto Quiroz 6-1 6-2 and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Matias had a good straight sets win against Pacheco Mendez (6-4 6-4). During the match Zukas scored 74 points vs Pacheco Mendez’s 61. Matias was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Zukas managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Matias Zukas lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Zukas put 53% of his first serves in, winning 76% (28/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. Zukas broke Pacheco Mendez 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
The Argentine has an aggregate 5-4 win-loss record in 2022, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pablo Ficovich | Zukas |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 51 |
| Pts | 88-71 | 186-133 |
| Total Points | 159 | 319 |
| Winners | 33 | 72 |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% |
Pablo Ficovich played 1 match while Zukas competed in 3 matches. Zukas started his run from the qualifications while Pablo Ficovich had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Juan Pablo Ficovich surrendered 1 set while Matias Zukas hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Pablo Ficovich has played 3 set(s) less than Zukas (3 vs 6). Therefore, Pablo Ficovich played 26 games less than Zukas. Pablo Ficovich scored 33 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Matias fired 72 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pablo Ficovich | Zukas |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 47/78 | 90/159 |
| %1st in | 60% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 33/47 | 72/90 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 20/31 | 36/69 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 52% |
Pablo Ficovich blasted 5 aces . Zukas fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Pablo Ficovich won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Zukas won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pablo Ficovich | Zukas |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 13 |
| Converted | 4/14 | 13/23 |
| % Converted | 29% | 57% |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 7 |
| % Saved | 67% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Pablo Ficovich broke his opponent 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. Pablo Ficovich conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Zukas broke his opponents 13 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pablo Ficovich | |||
| R1 Ejupovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-0 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 88-71 | 88-71 | |
| Total points | 159 | 159 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 47/78 | 47/78 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 33/47 | 33/47 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/31 | 20/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/14 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Zukas | |||||
| Q1 Decamps |
Q3 Quiroz |
R1 Pacheco |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 15 | 20 | 51 | |
| pts | 55-37 | 57-35 | 74-61 | 186-133 | |
| Total points | 92 | 92 | 135 | 319 | |
| Winners | 24 | 20 | 28 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 35% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 29/50 | 24/39 | 37/70 | 90/159 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 62% | 53% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 20/24 | 28/37 | 72/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | 76% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 9/15 | 16/33 | 36/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 60% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 5/11 | 4/8 | 13/23 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 45% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 60% | 160% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Aguascalientes Challenger
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- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos (7-5 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Nicolas MejiaMejia (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras – Bernard TomicTomic (7-65 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Steven DiezDiez – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico GaioGaio – Denis IstominIstomin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Matias ZukasZukas (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Diego BalderasBalderas – Nicolas JarryJarry (0-0) – H2H and prediction
