Gerald Melzer and Nicolas Mejia will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Ambato Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gerald Melzer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gerald Melzer is the pick to win this match.
Gerald Melzer -> 1.48
Nicolas Mejia -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Gerald Melzer vs. Nicolas Mejia
This will be the 2nd time that Gerald Melzer and Nicolas Mejia square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Melzer (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Melzer won 6-0 6-4 in the quarter in the Bogota Challenger back in 2021.
Gerald Melzer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-8 | 0-0 | 14-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-13 | 0-0 | 20-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-18 | 0-1 | 13-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-14 | 0-0 | 24-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 249, Melzer will start his run in the Ambato Challenger after he played his last match in the Tulln Challenger where he lost 6-2 7-5 to Gakhov in the 1st round on the 6th of September.
The Austrian has a composed 12-15 win-loss record in 2022, 12-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Melzer’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Bogota Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Melzer has an overall 370-243 record. He has a positive 331-194 record on clay.
Previously in the Ambato Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.
Nicolas Mejia
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-13 | 10-8 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-33 | 6-13 | 18-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-35 | 13-12 | 15-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-28 | 16-10 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 293, the Colombian will start his run in the Ambato Challenger after he played his last match in the Fairfield Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-2 6-3 to Cozbinov in the 1st round on the 11th of October.
Mejia has an overall 26-30 win-loss record in 2022, 13-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Colombian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Anapoima and the Cali Challenger.
In terms of his career, Mejia has an overall 134-108 record. He has a positive 72-56 record on clay.
Previously in the Ambato Challenger
The Colombian has never competed in this tournament before.
Head 2 Head
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