Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Pedro Sakamoto will fight against each other in the quarter of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 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 Juan Manuel Cerundolo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.188
Pedro Sakamoto -> 4.45
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Pedro Sakamoto
There is no head to head record between Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Pedro Sakamoto since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-23 | 0-3 | 36-20 | 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. 91, Juan got to the quarter after beating Alex Barrena 6-2 6-3 and Orlando Luz 7-62 4-6 7-66.
In the 2nd round, Juan defeated Luz (7-62 4-6 7-66). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 112 points vs Luz’s 106. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo made 4 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Juan Manuel Cerundolo was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (55/78) of his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Juan broke Luz 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel Cerundolo has lost 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (194-113). 32-20 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall185-96 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Tigre 1 Challenger where he overcame Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco in the final 4-6 6-4 6-2 and the Tigre 2 Challenger where he defeated Jesper De Jong in the final 6-3 2-6 6-2.
The Argentine has an overall 36-24 win-loss record in 2023, 32-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Pedro Sakamoto
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-23 | 6-1 | 24-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-24 | 4-2 | 35-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-24 | 2-3 | 19-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-14 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 593, the Brazilian got to the quarter after defeating Tristan Boyer 6-4 6-4 and Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 4-6 7-64 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Lucas Reis Da, Sakamoto recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-2). During the match Sakamoto scored 102 points vs Lucas Reis Da’s 95. Pedro was quite aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about serving, Sakamoto blasted 5 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Pedro Sakamoto lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sakamoto put 69% of his first serves in, winning 70% (50/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. Sakamoto broke Lucas Reis Da 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Sakamoto’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Cali Challenger.
Sakamoto has a composed 21-16 win-loss record in 2023, 21-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 51 |
| Pts | 176-151 | 160-148 |
| Total Points | 327 | 308 |
| Winners | 81 | 83 |
| %Winners | 46% | 52% |
Both Manuel Cerundolo and Sakamoto played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost 1 set, while Pedro Sakamoto lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Manuel Cerundolo and Sakamoto have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Manuel Cerundolo played 2 games more than Sakamoto. The Argentine scored 81 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Sakamoto struck 83 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 110/148 | 115/164 |
| %1st in | 74% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 81/110 | 83/115 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 26/49 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 53% |
Manuel Cerundolo bagged 5 aces (2.5 per match). Sakamoto blasted 7 aces (3.5 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Sakamoto won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 6 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 50% | 55% |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 8 |
| % Saved | 56% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Juan surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The Brazilian broke his opponents 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Sakamoto conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Barrena |
R2 Luz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-62 4-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 36 | 53 | |
| pts | 64-45 | 112-106 | 176-151 | |
| Total points | 109 | 218 | 327 | |
| Winners | 26 | 55 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 78/101 | 110/148 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 77% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 55/78 | 81/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 13/23 | 23/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 57% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 56% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Sakamoto | ||||
| R1 Boyer |
R2 Lucas Reis Da |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 31 | 51 | |
| pts | 58-53 | 102-95 | 160-148 | |
| Total points | 111 | 197 | 308 | |
| Winners | 33 | 50 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 57% | 49% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 44/61 | 71/103 | 115/164 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 69% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 50/71 | 83/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 15/32 | 26/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 47% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 4/7 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 6/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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