Nicolas Kicker and Mariano Navone will square off in the final of the Villa Maria Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 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 -> 1.52
Mariano Navone -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Kicker vs. Mariano Navone
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Kicker and Mariano Navone since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nicolas Kicker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 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, the Argentine got to the final after beating Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-1 6-1, Facundo Juarez 6-3 6-1, Renzo Olivo 6-2 6-0 and Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-73 7-66 6-4.
In the semifinal against Diaz Acosta, Nicolas recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 7-66 6-4). During the match, Kicker scored 131 points vs Diaz Acosta’s 129. Kicker was very aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kicker was unable to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Nicolas Kicker lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kicker put 64% of his first serves in, winning 68% (54/79) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. Nicolas broke Diaz Acosta 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Kicker has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (301-196). 14-15 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kicker has an overall274-168 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Todi Challenger.
Nicolas has an overall 17-21 win-loss record in 2022, 14-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Villa Maria Challenger
Nicolas has never competed in this tournament before.
Mariano Navone
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-15 | 0-1 | 25-11 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-23 | 0-1 | 40-21 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 0-1 | 44-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-8 | 4-2 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 333, Mariano got to the final after beating Gonzalo Villanueva 7-65 6-3, Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1 7-62, Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2 7-65 and Facundo Bagnis 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Bagnis (6-3 6-3). During the match Navone scored 62 points vs Bagnis’s 46. Navone was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Navone struck 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mariano Navone lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Navone put 77% of his first serves in, winning 63% (26/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (5/12) on the 2nd serve. Mariano broke Bagnis 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Mariano’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Corrientes Challenger,the Buenos Aires 3 Challenger and M25 Denia.
Navone has an aggregate 35-16 win-loss record in 2022, 35-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kicker | Navone |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 80 | 81 |
| Pts | 315-242 | 304-243 |
| Total Points | 557 | 547 |
| Winners | 119 | 117 |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% |
Both Kicker and Navone played 4 matches. At the moment, Nicolas Kicker lost 1 set while Mariano Navone hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kicker has played 1 set more than Navone (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Kicker played 1 game less than Navone. Nicolas scored 119 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Mariano blasted 117 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kicker | Navone |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1st in | 172/261 | 179/253 |
| %1st in | 66% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 119/172 | 117/179 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 55/89 | 34/74 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 46% |
Kicker scored 2 aces (0.5 per match). Navone bagged 3 aces (0.8 per match). Kicker won 69% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Navone won 65% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kicker | Navone |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 21 |
| Converted | 19/40 | 21/45 |
| % Converted | 48% | 47% |
| Conceded | 15 | 25 |
| Saved | 11 | 13 |
| % Saved | 73% | 52% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 12 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 19 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Argentine dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 21 times with a 47% conversion rate. Navone conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kicker | ||||||
| R1 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
R2 Juarez |
1/4 Olivo |
1/2 Diaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 6-0 | 6-73 7-66 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 80 | |
| pts | 70-45 | 57-38 | 57-30 | 131-129 | 315-242 | |
| Total points | 115 | 95 | 87 | 260 | 557 | |
| Winners | 19 | 26 | 20 | 54 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 46% | 35% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 28/46 | 38/52 | 27/40 | 79/123 | 172/261 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 73% | 68% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 19/28 | 26/38 | 20/27 | 54/79 | 119/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | 74% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 10/14 | 10/13 | 22/44 | 55/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 71% | 77% | 50% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 5/15 | 19/40 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 100% | 71% | 33% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 5/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | – | 56% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Navone | ||||||
| R1 Villanueva |
R2 Ugo |
1/4 Manuel |
1/2 Bagnis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 6-1 7-62 | 6-2 7-65 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 81 | |
| pts | 80-71 | 82-62 | 80-64 | 62-46 | 304-243 | |
| Total points | 151 | 144 | 144 | 108 | 547 | |
| Winners | 36 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 37% | 31% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 49/76 | 46/65 | 43/59 | 41/53 | 179/253 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 71% | 73% | 77% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 36/49 | 30/46 | 25/43 | 26/41 | 117/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 65% | 58% | 63% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 11/19 | 6/16 | 5/12 | 34/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 58% | 38% | 42% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 5/11 | 7/14 | 6/10 | 21/45 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 45% | 50% | 60% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 6/8 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 17% | 25% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
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