Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Mariano Navone will face off in the semifinal of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Juan Manuel Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo -> 1.66
Mariano Navone -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Mariano Navone
This will be the 5th time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Mariano Navone fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Manuel Cerundolo and Navone (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Manuel Cerundolo won 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in the Buenos Aires Challenger back in 2022.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-16 | 0-2 | 25-14 | 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, the Argentine got to the semifinal after beating Alex Barrena 6-2 6-3, Orlando Luz 7-62 4-6 7-66 and Pedro Sakamoto 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, Juan had a good straight sets win against Sakamoto (7-5 6-4). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 70 points vs Sakamoto’s 56. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo made 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Manuel Cerundolo put 69% of his first serves in, winning 65% (26/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Sakamoto 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel Cerundolo has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (195-113). 33-20 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Manuel Cerundolo has an overall186-96 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning 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 overcame Jesper De Jong in the final 6-3 2-6 6-2.
Juan has an overall 37-24 win-loss record in 2023, 33-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Mariano Navone
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-15 | 0-1 | 25-11 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-23 | 0-1 | 40-21 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 0-1 | 44-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 40-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-8 | 4-2 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 183, Navone reached the semifinal after defeating Matias Soto 5-7 7-64 6-1, Juan Carlos Prado Angelo 6-3 6-3 and Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-1 4-1 ret..
In the quarter against Agustin Tirante, Mariano had a free pass after Agustin Tirante retired on a 6-1 4-1 . scoreline.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Poznan Challenger where he defeated Tomas Barrios Vera in the final 7-5 6-3 and the Santa Fe Challenger where he overcame Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the final 6-2 6-4.
Navone has an aggregate 24-21 win-loss record in 2023, 24-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Navone |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 62 |
| Pts | 246-207 | 235-184 |
| Total Points | 453 | 419 |
| Winners | 107 | 95 |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% |
Both Manuel Cerundolo and Navone played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost 1 set, while Mariano Navone lost 1 set. Manuel Cerundolo has played 1 set(s) less than Navone (7 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Manuel Cerundolo played 13 games more than Navone. The Argentine scored 107 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Mariano recorded 95 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Navone |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 150/206 | 139/204 |
| %1st in | 73% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 107/150 | 95/139 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 34/56 | 27/65 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 42% |
Manuel Cerundolo bagged 10 aces (3.3 per match). Navone recorded 6 aces (2 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 71% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Navone won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Navone |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 17 |
| Converted | 11/19 | 17/33 |
| % Converted | 58% | 52% |
| Conceded | 15 | 18 |
| Saved | 8 | 10 |
| % Saved | 53% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 8 |
Manuel Cerundolo broke his opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. Manuel Cerundolo dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Mariano broke his opponents 17 times with a 52% conversion rate. Navone conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | |||||
| R1 Barrena |
R2 Luz |
1/4 Sakamoto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-62 4-6 7-66 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 36 | 22 | 75 | |
| pts | 64-45 | 112-106 | 70-56 | 246-207 | |
| Total points | 109 | 218 | 126 | 453 | |
| Winners | 26 | 55 | 26 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 49% | 37% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/47 | 78/101 | 40/58 | 150/206 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 77% | 69% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 55/78 | 26/40 | 107/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 71% | 65% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 13/23 | 11/18 | 34/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 57% | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | 5/7 | 11/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 71% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/9 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | – | 56% | 50% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Navone | |||||
| R1 Soto |
R2 Carlos Prado Angelo |
1/4 Agustin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-64 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-1 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 18 | 12 | 62 | |
| pts | 113-103 | 77-57 | 45-24 | 235-184 | |
| Total points | 216 | 134 | 69 | 419 | |
| Winners | 48 | 31 | 16 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 72/110 | 46/60 | 21/34 | 139/204 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 77% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 48/72 | 31/46 | 16/21 | 95/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | 76% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/38 | 8/14 | 6/13 | 27/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 34% | 57% | 46% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 5/13 | 5/7 | 17/33 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 38% | 71% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| Saved | 5/10 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWLLWWW Tennis Scores in Santa Cruz De La Sierra Challenger
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-1 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Facundo MenaMena (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-1 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Francisco ComesanaComesana (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Mariano NavoneNavone (2-2) – H2H and prediction
