Jay Clarke and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras will clash against each other in the final of the Morelos Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on ESTADIO MORELOS. 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 Jay Clarke who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jay Clarke is the pick to win this match.
Jay Clarke -> 1.6
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Jay Clarke vs. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
There is no head to head record between Jay Clarke and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Jay Clarke
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-16 | 0-0 | 31-11 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 10-12 | 21-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 11-12 | 3-4 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 7-7 | 8-14 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 191, the Brit reached the final after defeating Viktor Durasovic 6-4 5-7 6-3, Elmar Ejupovic 6-73 6-3 7-64, Roberto Quiroz 6-3 6-4 and Rinky Hijikata 6-2 7-5.
In the semifinal, Jay had a good straight sets win against Hijikata (6-2 7-5). During the match, Clarke scored 68 points vs Hijikata’s 49. Jay was very aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Clarke managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Jay Clarke was pretty efficient on serve to win 88% (22/25) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Jay broke Hijikata 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Clarke has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (201-150). 8-6 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Clarke has an overall86-55 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
Clarke’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Forli 2 Challenger.
The Brit has a compiled 18-12 win-loss record in 2022, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Morelos Challenger
Clarke has never competed in this tournament before.
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, the Spaniard got to the final after beating Brayden Schnur 5-7 7-63 2-1 ret., Benjamin Lock 6-2 6-3, Ernesto Escobedo 6-1 7-63 and Yunseong Chung 1-6 6-1 6-4.
In the semifinal against Chung, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-1 6-4). During the match Menendez-Maceiras scored 83 points vs Chung’s 78. Menendez-Maceiras was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Menendez-Maceiras blasted 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Menendez-Maceiras put 58% of his first serves in, winning 62% (33/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (22/38) on the 2nd serve. Adrian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Chung 3 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Adrian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Menendez-Maceiras’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Morelos Challenger.
The Spaniard has a compiled 9-8 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Clarke | Menendez-Maceiras |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 105 | 89 |
| Pts | 371-326 | 292-256 |
| Total Points | 697 | 548 |
| Winners | 141 | 122 |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% |
Both Clarke and Menendez-Maceiras played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jay Clarke conceded 2 sets, while Adrian Menendez-Maceiras dropped 2 sets. Clarke has played 1 set(s) less than Menendez-Maceiras (10 vs 11). However, it’s interesting to notice that Clarke played 16 games more than Menendez-Maceiras. The Brit scored 141 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Adrian struck 122 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Clarke | Menendez-Maceiras |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 187/338 | 168/279 |
| %1st in | 55% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 141/187 | 122/168 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 80/151 | 61/111 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 55% |
Clarke bagged 25 aces (6.3 per match). Menendez-Maceiras made 18 aces (4.5 per match). Clarke won 75% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Menendez-Maceiras won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Clarke | Menendez-Maceiras |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 13 |
| Converted | 16/43 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 37% | 45% |
| Conceded | 26 | 14 |
| Saved | 17 | 8 |
| % Saved | 65% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
Clarke broke his opponents 16 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Brit dropped his serve 9 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Adrian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Clarke | ||||||
| R1 Durasovic |
R2 Ejupovic |
1/4 Quiroz |
1/2 Hijikata |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-3 | 6-73 6-3 7-64 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 105 | |
| pts | 111-105 | 120-113 | 72-59 | 68-49 | 371-326 | |
| Total points | 216 | 233 | 131 | 117 | 697 | |
| Winners | 38 | 52 | 29 | 22 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 40% | 32% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 55/96 | 68/115 | 39/68 | 25/59 | 187/338 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 59% | 57% | 42% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 38/55 | 52/68 | 29/39 | 22/25 | 141/187 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 76% | 74% | 88% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/41 | 28/47 | 14/29 | 19/34 | 80/151 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 60% | 48% | 56% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/16 | 3/11 | 4/10 | 4/6 | 16/43 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 27% | 40% | 67% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 9/11 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 82% | 50% | 50% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Menendez-Maceiras | ||||||
| R1 Schnur |
R2 Lock |
1/4 Escobedo |
1/2 Chung |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-63 2-1 ret. | 6-2 6-3 | 6-1 7-63 | 1-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 89 | |
| pts | 78-80 | 54-35 | 77-63 | 83-78 | 292-256 | |
| Total points | 158 | 89 | 140 | 161 | 548 | |
| Winners | 35 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 46% | 38% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 51/76 | 28/45 | 36/67 | 53/91 | 168/279 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 62% | 54% | 58% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 25/28 | 29/36 | 33/53 | 122/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 89% | 81% | 62% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 11/17 | 14/31 | 22/38 | 61/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 65% | 45% | 58% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | 4/14 | 3/3 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 29% | 100% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 67% | 60% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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