Juan Pablo Ficovich and Daniel Cukierman will square off in the quarter of the Pozoblanco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:00 pm on PISTA 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Pablo Ficovich who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Pablo Ficovich is the pick to win this match.
Juan Pablo Ficovich -> 1.69
Daniel Cukierman -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Juan Pablo Ficovich vs. Daniel Cukierman
There is no head to head record between Juan Pablo Ficovich and Daniel Cukierman since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Juan Pablo Ficovich
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-27 | 4-6 | 31-19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-33 | 15-13 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-32 | 6-11 | 23-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-16 | 2-3 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-19 | 4-3 | 13-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 362, the Argentine got to the quarter after beating Ryan Peniston 3-6 7-60 6-3 and Cem Ilkel 6-4 6-75 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Juan defeated Ilkel (6-4 6-75 6-3). During the match, Pablo Ficovich scored 112 points vs Ilkel’s 100. Pablo Ficovich was very aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, Pablo Ficovich managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Juan Pablo Ficovich was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (56/72) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pablo Ficovich broke Ilkel twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has lost 2 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Pablo Ficovich has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (317-238). 8-8 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pablo Ficovich has a compiled 26-32 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Juan’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Leon Challenger.
Pablo Ficovich has an aggregate 12-17 win-loss record in 2023, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger
Pablo Ficovich has never competed in this tournament before.
Daniel Cukierman
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-17 | 5-5 | 16-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-25 | 17-11 | 6-5 | 11-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 39-14 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-13 | 3-4 | 20-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-7 | 9-6 | 1-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 402, Daniel reached the quarter after defeating Alejandro Lopez Escribano 6-1 6-1, Ulises Blanch 6-4 6-4, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-4 7-66 and Yanki Erel 6-3 1-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Cukierman defeated Erel (6-3 1-6 6-2). During the match Cukierman and Erel scored the same amount of points (71). However, the world no. 362 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Israeli was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Cukierman couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 9 double faults. Daniel Cukierman lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Cukierman put 61% of his first serves in, winning 69% (31/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. Daniel broke Erel 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Daniel started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Israeli’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Gurb.
Daniel has a composed 24-16 win-loss record in 2023, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pablo Ficovich | Cukierman |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 81 |
| Pts | 212-191 | 281-244 |
| Total Points | 403 | 525 |
| Winners | 107 | 136 |
| %Winners | 50% | 48% |
Pablo Ficovich played 2 matches while Cukierman competed in 4 matches. Cukierman started his run from the qualifications while Pablo Ficovich had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Pablo Ficovich dropped 2 sets, while Daniel Cukierman conceded 1 set. Pablo Ficovich has played 3 set(s) less than Cukierman (6 vs 9). Therefore, Pablo Ficovich played 18 games less than Cukierman. The Argentine scored 107 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Cukierman managed to score 136 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pablo Ficovich | Cukierman |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 142/202 | 185/282 |
| %1st in | 70% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 107/142 | 136/185 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 31/60 | 45/97 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 46% |
Pablo Ficovich bagged 10 aces (5 per match). Cukierman made 4 aces (1 per match). Pablo Ficovich won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Cukierman won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pablo Ficovich | Cukierman |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 13 |
| Converted | 5/16 | 13/28 |
| % Converted | 31% | 46% |
| Conceded | 14 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 14 |
| % Saved | 71% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Juan broke his opponents 5 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Argentine lost his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Daniel broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. Cukierman conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pablo Ficovich | ||||
| R1 Peniston |
R2 Ilkel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-60 6-3 | 6-4 6-75 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 32 | 63 | |
| pts | 100-91 | 112-100 | 212-191 | |
| Total points | 191 | 212 | 403 | |
| Winners | 51 | 56 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 70/106 | 72/96 | 142/202 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 75% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 51/70 | 56/72 | 107/142 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/36 | 15/24 | 31/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 63% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/10 | 5/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 3/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 100% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Cukierman | ||||||
| Q1 Lopez |
Q3 Blanch |
R1 Moreno De Alboran |
R2 Erel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 7-66 | 6-3 1-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 81 | |
| pts | 53-26 | 77-65 | 80-82 | 71-71 | 281-244 | |
| Total points | 79 | 142 | 162 | 142 | 525 | |
| Winners | 22 | 36 | 47 | 31 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% | 59% | 44% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 25/39 | 48/73 | 67/96 | 45/74 | 185/282 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 66% | 70% | 61% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 22/25 | 36/48 | 47/67 | 31/45 | 136/185 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 75% | 70% | 69% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/14 | 11/25 | 14/29 | 13/29 | 45/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 44% | 48% | 45% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 3/12 | 1/1 | 4/10 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 25% | 100% | 40% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/7 | 4/4 | 4/7 | 14 | |
| Saved % | – | 86% | 100% | 57% | 122% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
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