Nicolas Kicker and Nicolas Mejia will square off in the semifinal of the Temuco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Kicker who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Kicker is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Kicker -> 1.41
Nicolas Mejia -> 2.82
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Kicker vs. Nicolas Mejia
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Kicker and Nicolas Mejia since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nicolas Kicker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53-30 | 3-3 | 50-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 12-13 | 2-4 | 10-8 | 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 |
Ranked no. 201, the Argentine reached the semifinal after beating Nicolas Alvarez 6-2 7-5, Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Facundo Bagnis 6-0 6-2.
In the quarter, Nicolas had a good straight sets win against Bagnis (6-0 6-2). During the match, Kicker scored 58 points vs Bagnis’s 29. Nicolas was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kicker wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the encounter and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Nicolas Kicker was very effective on serve to win 79% (19/24) of his 1st serve and 90% (9/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kicker broke Bagnis 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicolas has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Kicker has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (310-202). 5-5 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kicker has a compiled29-23 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Nicolas’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Todi Challenger and the Villa Maria Challenger.
Kicker has an aggregate 26-27 win-loss record in 2022, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Temuco Challenger
Nicolas has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolas Mejia
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-33 | 21-19 | 18-6 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 44-33 | 18-21 | 23-8 | 3-4 | 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 |
Ranked no. 300, Mejia got to the semifinal after beating Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-3 6-1, Benjamin Lock 6-4 6-3 and Nick Hardt 6-71 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Hardt, Nicolas recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-71 6-4 6-4). During the match Mejia scored 99 points vs Hardt’s 96. The Colombian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Mejia recorded 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Nicolas Mejia lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Mejia put 69% of his first serves in, winning 69% (48/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. The Colombian broke Hardt 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Colombian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Nicolas’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Anapoima and the Cali Challenger.
Nicolas has an overall 31-34 win-loss record in 2022, 13-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kicker | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 68 |
| Pts | 225-160 | 231-192 |
| Total Points | 385 | 423 |
| Winners | 88 | 104 |
| %Winners | 39% | 45% |
Both Kicker and Mejia played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolas Kicker conceded 1 set, while Nicolas Mejia surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kicker and Mejia have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kicker played 6 games less than Mejia. Kicker scored 88 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Nicolas managed to score 104 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kicker | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 127/187 | 149/215 |
| %1st in | 68% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 88/127 | 104/149 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 38/60 | 36/66 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 55% |
Kicker made 6 aces (2 per match). Mejia made 7 aces (2.3 per match). Kicker won 69% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Mejia won 70% of the points on 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 | Kicker | Mejia |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 13 |
| Converted | 15/25 | 13/25 |
| % Converted | 60% | 52% |
| Conceded | 11 | 20 |
| Saved | 5 | 15 |
| % Saved | 45% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 5 |
Nicolas broke his opponents 15 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded. Mejia broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Mejia conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kicker | |||||
| R1 Alvarez |
R2 Lucas Reis Da |
1/4 Bagnis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 14 | 62 | |
| pts | 72-49 | 95-82 | 58-29 | 225-160 | |
| Total points | 121 | 177 | 87 | 385 | |
| Winners | 27 | 42 | 19 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 33% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 35/53 | 68/100 | 24/34 | 127/187 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 68% | 71% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 42/68 | 19/24 | 88/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 62% | 79% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/18 | 15/32 | 9/10 | 38/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 78% | 47% | 90% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/8 | 5/10 | 15/25 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 75% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | – | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Mejia | |||||
| R1 Andres |
R2 Lock |
1/4 Hardt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-71 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 19 | 33 | 68 | |
| pts | 60-39 | 72-57 | 99-96 | 231-192 | |
| Total points | 99 | 129 | 195 | 423 | |
| Winners | 22 | 34 | 48 | 104 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/49 | 46/64 | 70/102 | 149/215 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 72% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 34/46 | 48/70 | 104/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 74% | 69% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 10/18 | 15/32 | 36/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 56% | 47% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 3/11 | 5/8 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 27% | 63% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 9/10 | 3/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 90% | 50% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWLLWLL Tennis Scores in Temuco Challenger
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Nick HardtHardt (6-71 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Guido AndreozziAndreozzi – Juan Bautista OteguiBautista Otegui (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-3 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Luis David Martinez/Jeevan NedunchezhiyanDavid Martinez/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan – Nicolas Bruna/Joao DominguesBruna/Joao Domingues (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Nick HardtHardt (6-7(1) 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Guido AndreozziAndreozzi – Emilio GomezGomez (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Nicolas MejiaMejia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
