Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Max Purcell will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 7. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Martin Etcheverry who should win in 2 sets.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 1.38
Max Purcell -> 3.04
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Max Purcell
There is no head to head record between Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Max Purcell since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-33 | 10-10 | 9-14 | 8-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-30 | 7-10 | 19-13 | 5-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 73, the Argentine reached the 2nd
round after defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3 6-4.In the 1st round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Manuel Cerundolo (6-3 6-4). During the match, Martin Etcheverry scored 73 points vs Manuel Cerundolo’s 57. Tomas was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Martin Etcheverry blasted 2 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Tomas Martin Etcheverry lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Martin Etcheverry put 78% of his first serves in, winning 64% (32/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the 2nd serve. Martin Etcheverry broke Manuel Cerundolo 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Martin Etcheverry has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (281-149). 7-4 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Martin Etcheverry has an overall249-121 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Santiago.
Martin Etcheverry has a composed 11-8 win-loss record in 2023, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Houston
Martin Etcheverry has never competed in this tournament before.
Max Purcell
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-24 | 10-16 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-28 | 45-17 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-29 | 21-15 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-14 | 13-9 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 86 (career-high), Purcell reached the 2nd round after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Max defeated Altmaier (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Purcell scored 88 points vs Altmaier’s 86. Max was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Purcell blasted 5 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Max Purcell was exceptionally effective on serve to win 75% (39/52) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Purcell broke Altmaier twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Chennai Challenger where he defeated Nicolas Moreno De Alboran in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 and the Bengaluru Challenger where he beat James Duckworth in the final 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) and the Pune Challenger where he defeated Luca Nardi in the final 6-2 6-3.
Purcell has a composed 29-5 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Houston
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Martin Etcheverry | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 |
| Pts | 73-57 | 88-86 |
| Total Points | 130 | 174 |
| Winners | 32 | 39 |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% |
Both Martin Etcheverry and Purcell played 1 match. At the moment, Max Purcell surrendered 1 set while Tomas Martin Etcheverry hasn’t dropped a set so far. Martin Etcheverry has played 1 set(s) less than Purcell (2 vs 3). Therefore, Martin Etcheverry played 9 games less than Purcell. Tomas scored 32 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Purcell struck 39 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Martin Etcheverry | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 5 |
| 1st in | 50/64 | 52/82 |
| %1st in | 78% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 32/50 | 39/52 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 17/30 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 57% |
Martin Etcheverry made 2 aces . Purcell struck 5 aces . Martin Etcheverry won 64% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Purcell won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Martin Etcheverry | Purcell |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 2 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 2/8 |
| % Converted | 36% | 25% |
| Conceded | 9 | 4 |
| Saved | 7 | 3 |
| % Saved | 78% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
The Argentine broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Martin Etcheverry dropped his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponent twice with a 25% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Martin Etcheverry | |||
| R1 Manuel Cerundolo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 73-57 | 73-57 | |
| Total points | 130 | 130 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 50/64 | 50/64 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 32/50 | 32/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/14 | 9/14 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Purcell | |||
| R1 Altmaier | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 88-86 | 88-86 | |
| Total points | 174 | 174 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 52/82 | 52/82 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 39/52 | 39/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 17/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/8 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Houston
- Max PurcellPurcell – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Emilio GomezGomez (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Santiago Gonzalez/Hans Hach VerdugoGonzalez/Hans Hach Verdugo (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Hugo DellienDellien (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Jack SockSock (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Henry PattenCash/Henry Patten – Hugo Dellien/Emilio GomezDellien/Emilio Gomez (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Andre Goransson/Ben McLachlanGoransson/Ben McLachlan – Guido Andreozzi/Guillermo DuranAndreozzi/Guillermo Duran (4-6 6-3 10-5) – See score progression
- Denis KudlaKudla – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (7-67 6-0) – See score progression
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Facundo BagnisBagnis (7-65 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Max PurcellPurcell – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- John IsnerIsner – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis KudlaKudla – Jeff WolfWolf (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Tommy PaulPaul (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christian GarinGarin – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Steve JohnsonJohnson (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Max PurcellPurcell (0-0) – H2H and prediction