Facundo Diaz Acosta and Nicolas Kicker will face off in the semifinal of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Kicker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Kicker is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Kicker -> 1.8
Facundo Diaz Acosta -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Nicolas Kicker
There is no head to head record between Facundo Diaz Acosta and Nicolas Kicker since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Facundo Diaz Acosta
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-19 | 3-8 | 16-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-25 | 4-4 | 46-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-21 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-30 | 7-4 | 36-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-12 | 10-7 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 231, the Argentine reached the semifinal after beating Matias Franco Descotte 6-0 4-1 ret., Juan Pablo Varillas 6-0 2-2 ret. and Yannick Hanfmann 6-1 7-66.
In the quarter, Facundo had a good straight sets win against Hanfmann (6-1 7-66). During the match, Diaz Acosta scored 73 points vs Hanfmann’s 61. Diaz Acosta was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Diaz Acosta bagged 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Facundo Diaz Acosta conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Diaz Acosta put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (31/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the 2nd serve. Diaz Acosta broke Hanfmann twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Diaz Acosta has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (131-81). 23-13 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Diaz Acosta has a compiled114-68 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
Facundo’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Buenos Aires Challenger and the Coquimbo Challenger.
Diaz Acosta has an overall 23-15 win-loss record in 2022, 23-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolas Kicker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-8 | 0-2 | 8-5 | 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 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 234, Nicolas got to the semifinal after defeating Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-1 6-1, Facundo Juarez 6-3 6-1 and Renzo Olivo 6-2 6-0.
In the quarter, Nicolas had a good straight sets win against Olivo (6-2 6-0). During the match Kicker scored 57 points vs Olivo’s 30. Kicker was pretty aggressive to blast 20 winners.
About the serving games, Kicker scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nicolas Kicker was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (20/27) of his 1st serve and 77% (10/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Olivo 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 62% of the points he played.
Nicolas’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Todi Challenger.
Kicker has a compiled 16-21 win-loss record in 2022, 13-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diaz Acosta | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 44 |
| Pts | 162-112 | 184-113 |
| Total Points | 274 | 297 |
| Winners | 54 | 65 |
| %Winners | 33% | 35% |
Both Diaz Acosta and Kicker played 3 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Diaz Acosta has played 2 sets more than Kicker (8 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Diaz Acosta played 3 games less than Kicker. Diaz Acosta scored 54 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Kicker fired 65 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diaz Acosta | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 77/140 | 93/138 |
| %1st in | 55% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 54/77 | 65/93 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 38/63 | 33/45 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 73% |
Diaz Acosta recorded 10 aces (3.3 per match). Kicker struck 2 aces (0.7 per match). Diaz Acosta won 70% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Kicker won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 73% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diaz Acosta | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 14 |
| Converted | 11/18 | 14/25 |
| % Converted | 61% | 56% |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 |
| Saved | 8 | 6 |
| % Saved | 80% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Diaz Acosta broke his opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Argentine surrendered his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Kicker broke his opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. Nicolas was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points.
| Diaz Acosta | |||||
| R1 Franco Descotte |
R2 Pablo Patino-Samudio |
1/4 Hanfmann |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 4-1 ret. | 6-0 2-2 ret. | 6-1 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 11 | 10 | 20 | 41 | |
| pts | 52-26 | 37-25 | 73-61 | 162-112 | |
| Total points | 78 | 62 | 134 | 274 | |
| Winners | 14 | 9 | 31 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 24% | 42% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 20/40 | 13/31 | 44/69 | 77/140 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 42% | 64% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 14/20 | 9/13 | 31/44 | 54/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 69% | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 9/18 | 17/25 | 38/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 50% | 68% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 80% | 50% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 67% | 100% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kicker | |||||
| R1 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
R2 Juarez |
1/4 Olivo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 16 | 14 | 44 | |
| pts | 70-45 | 57-38 | 57-30 | 184-113 | |
| Total points | 115 | 95 | 87 | 297 | |
| Winners | 19 | 26 | 20 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 46% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 28/46 | 38/52 | 27/40 | 93/138 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 73% | 68% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 19/28 | 26/38 | 20/27 | 65/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | 74% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 10/14 | 10/13 | 33/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 71% | 77% | 73% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 14/25 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 100% | 71% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | – | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWWWL Tennis Scores in Villa Maria Challenger
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-1 7-66) – See score progression
- Guido Andreozzi/Guillermo DuranAndreozzi/Guillermo Duran – Mariano Navone/Carlos Sanchez JoverNavone/Carlos Sanchez Jover (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Hernan Casanova/Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaCasanova/Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna – Daniel Dutra Da Silva/Pedro SakamotoDutra Da Silva/Pedro Sakamoto (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Facundo Juarez/Ignacio MonzonJuarez/Ignacio Monzon – Tomas Farjat/Alejo Lorenzo Lingua LavallenFarjat/Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Nicolas KickerKicker (0-0) – H2H and prediction
