Pedro Cachin and Alexander Shevchenko will fight against each other in the final of the Madrid Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on PISTA 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 Alexander Shevchenko who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Shevchenko is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Shevchenko -> 1.86
Pedro Cachin -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Cachin vs. Alexander Shevchenko
This will be the 2nd time that Pedro Cachin and Alexander Shevchenko fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shevchenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Shevchenko won 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in M15 Antalya back in 2021.
Pedro Cachin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-19 | 0-5 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-32 | 4-8 | 28-19 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-22 | 5-4 | 41-13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-25 | 0-0 | 47-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-11 | 2-1 | 23-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 65, the Argentine reached the final after defeating Akira Santillan 6-4 6-73 6-2, Alejandro Moro Canas 2-6 7-65 6-2, Sebastian Ofner 6-3 3-6 6-4 and Andrea Collarini 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Collarini (6-3 6-3). During the match, Cachin scored 70 points vs Collarini’s 56. The Argentine was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cachin made 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Pedro Cachin was very efficient on serve to win 74% (26/35) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Cachin broke Collarini 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has conceded 3 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Cachin has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (367-226). 8-6 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cachin has a composed 346-191 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Pedro’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Madrid Challenger.
Pedro has an overall 9-12 win-loss record in 2023, 8-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
Alexander Shevchenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-22 | 4-7 | 5-9 | 5-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-34 | 16-15 | 19-13 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-33 | 2-4 | 41-23 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-27 | 8-4 | 33-17 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-8 | 13-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 107, the Russian got to the final after defeating Billy Harris 6-2 4-6 6-3, Miguel Damas 6-4 7-65, Sergi Perez Contri 6-4 6-2 and Francesco Passaro 0-6 6-2 6-3.
In the semifinal against Passaro, Shevchenko recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-2 6-3). During the match Shevchenko scored 86 points vs Passaro’s 80. Shevchenko was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Shevchenko couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Alexander Shevchenko lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Shevchenko put 64% of his first serves in, winning 62% (31/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Passaro 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Tenerife 1 Challenger where he beat Sebastian Ofner in the final 7-5 6-2.
The Russian has an overall 17-12 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Madrid Challenger
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cachin | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 106 | 91 |
| Pts | 350-317 | 341-304 |
| Total Points | 667 | 645 |
| Winners | 137 | 116 |
| %Winners | 39% | 34% |
Both Cachin and Shevchenko played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pedro Cachin lost 3 sets, while Alexander Shevchenko dropped 2 sets. Cachin has played 1 set more than Shevchenko (11 vs 10). Therefore, Cachin played 15 games more than Shevchenko. The Argentine scored 137 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian struck 116 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cachin | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 199/338 | 170/309 |
| %1st in | 59% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 137/199 | 116/170 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 80/139 | 70/139 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 50% |
Cachin managed to score 18 aces (4.5 per match). Shevchenko fired 10 aces (2.5 per match). Cachin won 69% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Shevchenko won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cachin | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 17 |
| Converted | 15/36 | 17/44 |
| % Converted | 42% | 39% |
| Conceded | 23 | 28 |
| Saved | 15 | 18 |
| % Saved | 65% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 10 |
Pedro broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Shevchenko broke his opponents 17 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cachin | ||||||
| R1 Santillan |
R2 Moro |
1/4 Ofner |
1/2 Collarini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-73 6-2 | 2-6 7-65 6-2 | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 106 | |
| pts | 108-90 | 80-86 | 92-85 | 70-56 | 350-317 | |
| Total points | 198 | 166 | 177 | 126 | 667 | |
| Winners | 46 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 137 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 39% | 37% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 61/99 | 51/88 | 52/85 | 35/66 | 199/338 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 61% | 53% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 46/61 | 31/51 | 34/52 | 26/35 | 137/199 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 61% | 65% | 74% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 21/37 | 23/33 | 17/31 | 80/139 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 70% | 55% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 4/9 | 3/5 | 3/8 | 15/36 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 44% | 60% | 38% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/7 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 43% | 71% | 100% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Shevchenko | ||||||
| R1 Harris |
R2 Damas |
1/4 Perez Contri |
1/2 Passaro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 7-65 | 6-4 6-2 | 0-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 91 | |
| pts | 92-86 | 88-80 | 75-58 | 86-80 | 341-304 | |
| Total points | 178 | 168 | 133 | 166 | 645 | |
| Winners | 32 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 31% | 35% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 45/89 | 43/82 | 32/60 | 50/78 | 170/309 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 52% | 53% | 64% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 27/43 | 26/32 | 31/50 | 116/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 63% | 81% | 62% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/44 | 19/39 | 15/28 | 15/28 | 70/139 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 49% | 54% | 54% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/12 | 3/10 | 4/11 | 17/44 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 42% | 30% | 36% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 6/10 | 1/1 | 7/10 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 60% | 100% | 70% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
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