Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Jesper De Jong will play each other in the final of the Tigre 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CANCHA DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN. 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 Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.51
Jesper De Jong -> 2.47
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Jesper De Jong
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Jesper De Jong since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-26 | 0-3 | 45-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-32 | 4-2 | 37-28 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 24-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-26 | 0-0 | 53-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-17 | 2-2 | 17-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 143, Juan reached the final after beating Daniel Dutra Da Silva 6-2 6-1, Edoardo Lavagno 7-5 4-6 6-2, Juan Bautista Torres 6-2 7-62 and Andrea Collarini 6-3 6-1.
In the semifinal, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Collarini (6-3 6-1). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 64 points vs Collarini’s 48. Manuel Cerundolo was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Manuel Cerundolo bagged 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Juan Manuel Cerundolo was exceptionally effective on serve to win 71% (24/34) of his 1st serve and 58% (18/31) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Manuel Cerundolo broke Collarini 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Juan has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 65% of his matches (167-89). 9-0 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall162-76 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Tigre 1 Challenger where he beat Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco in the final 4-6 6-4 6-2.
The Argentine has a composed 9-0 win-loss record in 2023, 9-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tigre 2 Challenger
Jesper De Jong
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-25 | 12-5 | 33-15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-23 | 19-4 | 30-14 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-28 | 12-7 | 10-13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-29 | 2-6 | 27-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-12 | 7-3 | 14-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 325, Jesper got to the final after beating Matias Franco Descotte 6-2 6-2, Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-4 6-1, Gonzalo Villanueva 6-2 7-60 and Alessandro Giannessi 6-4 5-7 6-1.
In the semifinal, De Jong defeated Giannessi (6-4 5-7 6-1). During the match De Jong scored 91 points vs Giannessi’s 83. Jesper was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, De Jong bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jesper De Jong lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, De Jong put 69% of his first serves in, winning 67% (47/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (12/32) on the 2nd serve. Jesper broke Giannessi 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jesper has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Jesper’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Tigre 2 Challenger.
Jesper has a composed 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | De Jong |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 83 |
| Pts | 315-239 | 289-207 |
| Total Points | 554 | 496 |
| Winners | 123 | 119 |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% |
Both Manuel Cerundolo and De Jong played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Manuel Cerundolo surrendered 1 set, while Jesper De Jong conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Manuel Cerundolo and De Jong have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Manuel Cerundolo played 1 game less than De Jong. Juan scored 123 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Dutch managed to score 119 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | De Jong |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 176/289 | 156/247 |
| %1st in | 61% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 123/176 | 119/156 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 56/113 | 50/91 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 55% |
Manuel Cerundolo scored 10 aces (2.5 per match). De Jong blasted 16 aces (4 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 70% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, De Jong won 76% 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 | Manuel Cerundolo | De Jong |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 17 |
| Converted | 21/40 | 17/30 |
| % Converted | 53% | 57% |
| Conceded | 28 | 18 |
| Saved | 20 | 12 |
| % Saved | 71% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
Manuel Cerundolo broke his opponents 21 times with a 53% conversion rate. Manuel Cerundolo lost his serve 8 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Jesper broke his opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. De Jong conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | ||||||
| R1 Dutra Da Silva |
R2 Lavagno |
1/4 Bautista Torres |
1/2 Collarini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 7-5 4-6 6-2 | 6-2 7-62 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 82 | |
| pts | 59-31 | 117-106 | 75-54 | 64-48 | 315-239 | |
| Total points | 90 | 223 | 129 | 112 | 554 | |
| Winners | 21 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 44% | 35% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 26/35 | 81/127 | 35/62 | 34/65 | 176/289 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 64% | 56% | 52% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 52/81 | 26/35 | 24/34 | 123/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 64% | 74% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/9 | 14/46 | 17/27 | 18/31 | 56/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 78% | 30% | 63% | 58% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 8/19 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 21/40 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 42% | 67% | 67% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 28 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 10/16 | 2/4 | 8/8 | 20 | |
| Saved % | – | 63% | 50% | 100% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| De Jong | ||||||
| R1 Franco Descotte |
R2 Ugo Carabelli |
1/4 Villanueva |
1/2 Giannessi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-2 7-60 | 6-4 5-7 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 83 | |
| pts | 52-34 | 64-35 | 82-55 | 91-83 | 289-207 | |
| Total points | 86 | 99 | 137 | 174 | 496 | |
| Winners | 21 | 25 | 26 | 47 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 32% | 52% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 24/44 | 32/44 | 30/57 | 70/102 | 156/247 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 73% | 53% | 69% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 21/24 | 25/32 | 26/30 | 47/70 | 119/156 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 78% | 87% | 67% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 7/12 | 19/27 | 12/32 | 50/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 58% | 70% | 38% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/6 | 2/8 | 6/8 | 17/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 83% | 25% | 75% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 7/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 100% | 64% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
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