Adrian Menendez-Maceiras and Benjamin Lock will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Morelos Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on CANCHA 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Adrian Menendez-Maceiras who should win in 3 sets.
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras -> 1.83
Benjamin Lock -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Adrian Menendez-Maceiras vs. Benjamin Lock
This will be the 2nd time that Adrian Menendez-Maceiras and Benjamin Lock play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lock (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Lock won 6-2 6-4 in the qualifications in the Cherbourg Challenger back in February 2022.
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-19 | 13-8 | 6-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-24 | 12-10 | 2-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-9 | 3-4 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 25-32 | 8-13 | 9-6 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 448, Menendez-Maceiras reached the 2nd round after beating Brayden Schnur 5-7 7-63 2-1 ret..
In the 1st round against Schnur, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-63 2-1 ret.).During the match, Menendez-Maceiras scored less points (2) than Schnur. In fact, the world no. 448 won 78 points vs Schnur’s. That means that Menendez-Maceiras was more focused during the important points. The Spaniard was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Menendez-Maceiras made 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Menendez-Maceiras put 67% of his first serves in, winning 69% (35/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. Menendez-Maceiras broke Schnur 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Menendez-Maceiras has a winning match record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (279-245). 1-1 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Menendez-Maceiras has a composed 180-120 record in the last years on hard.
Adrian has a compiled 6-8 win-loss record in 2022, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Morelos Challenger
Benjamin Lock
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53-30 | 19-12 | 33-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-32 | 13-16 | 25-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-32 | 18-17 | 21-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-30 | 20-18 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 8-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 461, Lock got to the 2nd round after defeating Valentin Vacherot 7-5 6-72 6-3, Matias Franco Descotte 6-1 6-4 and Skander Mansouri 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The had a good straight sets win against Mansouri (6-4 6-2). During the match Lock scored 60 points vs Mansouri’s 46. Lock was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Lock blasted 2 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Benjamin Lock was exceptionally effective on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 78% (14/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The broke Mansouri 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
The’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Medellin.
Benjamin has an overall 19-8 win-loss record in 2022, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Menendez-Maceiras | Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 69 |
| Pts | 78-80 | 224-183 |
| Total Points | 158 | 407 |
| Winners | 35 | 90 |
| %Winners | 45% | 40% |
Menendez-Maceiras played 1 match while Lock competed in 3 matches. Lock started his run from the qualifications while Menendez-Maceiras had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras lost 1 set, while Benjamin Lock surrendered 1 set. Menendez-Maceiras has played 3 set(s) less than Lock (4 vs 7). Therefore, Menendez-Maceiras played 41 games less than Lock. Menendez-Maceiras scored 35 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Benjamin made 90 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Menendez-Maceiras | Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 51/76 | 119/191 |
| %1st in | 67% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 90/119 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 47/72 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 65% |
Menendez-Maceiras managed to score 4 aces . Lock recorded 13 aces (4.3 per match). Menendez-Maceiras won 69% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Lock won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Menendez-Maceiras | Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 11 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 50% | 42% |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Adrian broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Lock broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Menendez-Maceiras | |||
| R1 Schnur | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-63 2-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 78-80 | 78-80 | |
| Total points | 158 | 158 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 51/76 | 51/76 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 35/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 14/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Lock | |||||
| Q1 Vacherot | Q3 Franco Descotte | R1 Mansouri | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-72 6-3 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 17 | 18 | 69 | |
| pts | 104-98 | 60-39 | 60-46 | 224-183 | |
| Total points | 202 | 99 | 106 | 407 | |
| Winners | 44 | 23 | 23 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 60/96 | 29/47 | 30/48 | 119/191 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 62% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 44/60 | 23/29 | 23/30 | 90/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 79% | 77% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/36 | 12/18 | 14/18 | 47/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 67% | 78% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/8 | 3/9 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 100% | 200% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Morelos Challenger
- Malek JaziriJaziri – Pedja KrstinKrstin (5-7 6-1 7-62) – See score progression
- Elmar EjupovicEjupovic – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-3 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Benjamin LockLock – Skander MansouriMansouri (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Roberto QuirozQuiroz – Rodolfo Jauregui Sainz De RozasJauregui Sainz De Rozas (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Keegan SmithSmith – Fajing SunSun (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-4 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras – Brayden SchnurSchnur (5-7 7-63 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez – Yuichi SugitaSugita (6-3 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Yunseong ChungChung – Bernard TomicTomic (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Denis IstominIstomin (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Calvin HemeryHemery (7-610 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Elmar EjupovicEjupovic – Jay ClarkeClarke (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin LockLock – Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Naoki NakagawaNakagawa – Steven DiezDiez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Yunseong ChungChung (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Keegan SmithSmith – Juan Hernandez SerranoHernandez Serrano (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Malek JaziriJaziri (0-0) – H2H and prediction