Facundo Diaz Acosta and Thiago Moura Monteiro will clash against each other in the final of the Montevideo Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 7:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thiago Moura Monteiro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Moura Monteiro is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.7
Facundo Diaz Acosta -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Thiago Moura Monteiro
This will be the 3rd time that Facundo Diaz Acosta and Thiago Moura Monteiro play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Moura Monteiro won 3-6 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Campinas Challenger back in October 2023.
Facundo Diaz Acosta
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-22 | 3-8 | 16-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-25 | 4-4 | 46-20 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-21 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-30 | 7-4 | 36-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-12 | 10-7 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 111, Facundo reached the final after defeating Alessandro Giannessi 6-1 7-5, Pedro Sakamoto 6-1 6-2, Roman Andres Burruchaga 4-6 6-4 6-3 and Gustavo Heide 4-6 6-3 7-5.
In the semifinal against Heide, Diaz Acosta recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-5). During the match, Diaz Acosta scored 111 points vs Heide’s 105. Facundo was very aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Regarding the service games, Diaz Acosta struck 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Facundo Diaz Acosta lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Diaz Acosta put 70% of his first serves in, winning 72% (54/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (12/32) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Heide 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Diaz Acosta has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (188-112). 45-20 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Diaz Acosta has an aggregate167-94 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Savannah Challenger where he beat Tristan Boyer in the final 6-3 6-1 and the Oeiras 4 Challenger where he beat Aleksandar Vukic in the final 6-4 6-3 and the Milan Challenger where he defeated Matteo Gigante in the final 6-3 6-3.
Facundo has a composed 49-25 win-loss record in 2023, 45-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Montevideo Challenger
Thiago Moura Monteiro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-26 | 0-2 | 32-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-30 | 3-7 | 30-22 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 8-8 | 28-16 | 4-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-27 | 8-8 | 25-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 27-18 | 7-9 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 131, the Brazilian reached the final after beating Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco 6-0 6-4, Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 7-5 6-3, Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1 4-6 6-4 and Hugo Dellien 7-61 1-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Brazilian defeated Dellien (7-61 1-6 6-3). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 99 points vs Dellien’s 97. Moura Monteiro was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Moura Monteiro managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Thiago Moura Monteiro lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Moura Monteiro put 56% of his first serves in, winning 59% (36/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (25/47) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Dellien 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thiago has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Campinas Challenger where he overcame Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the final 3-6 6-4 6-4.
Thiago has a compiled 34-29 win-loss record in 2023, 30-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Montevideo Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diaz Acosta | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 94 | 93 |
| Pts | 333-272 | 335-280 |
| Total Points | 605 | 615 |
| Winners | 147 | 135 |
| %Winners | 44% | 40% |
Both Diaz Acosta and Moura Monteiro played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Facundo Diaz Acosta conceded 2 sets, while Thiago Moura Monteiro lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Diaz Acosta and Moura Monteiro have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Diaz Acosta played 1 game more than Moura Monteiro. The Argentine scored 147 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Thiago blasted 135 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diaz Acosta | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 1st in | 209/312 | 186/297 |
| %1st in | 67% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 147/209 | 135/186 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 47/103 | 55/111 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 50% |
Diaz Acosta blasted 11 aces (2.8 per match). Moura Monteiro scored 15 aces (3.8 per match). Diaz Acosta won 70% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Moura Monteiro won 73% 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 | Diaz Acosta | Moura Monteiro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 18 |
| Converted | 20/41 | 18/34 |
| % Converted | 49% | 53% |
| Conceded | 35 | 27 |
| Saved | 24 | 18 |
| % Saved | 69% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 9 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 20 times with a 49% conversion rate. Diaz Acosta surrendered his serve 11 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Brazilian broke his opponents 18 times with a 53% conversion rate. Moura Monteiro conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diaz Acosta | ||||||
| R1 Giannessi |
R2 Sakamoto |
1/4 Andres Burruchaga |
1/2 Heide |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | 6-1 6-2 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 94 | |
| pts | 63-44 | 60-36 | 99-87 | 111-105 | 333-272 | |
| Total points | 107 | 96 | 186 | 216 | 605 | |
| Winners | 25 | 22 | 46 | 54 | 147 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 37% | 46% | 49% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 38/54 | 29/46 | 67/105 | 75/107 | 209/312 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 63% | 64% | 70% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 25/38 | 22/29 | 46/67 | 54/75 | 147/209 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 76% | 69% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/16 | 9/17 | 19/38 | 12/32 | 47/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 53% | 50% | 38% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 5/13 | 5/7 | 4/12 | 20/41 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 71% | 33% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 35 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1/2 | 13/17 | 9/12 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 50% | 76% | 75% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Moura Monteiro | ||||||
| R1 Alejandro Dellien Velasco |
R2 Rodriguez Taverna |
1/4 Ugo Carabelli |
1/2 Dellien |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-1 4-6 6-4 | 7-61 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 93 | |
| pts | 62-38 | 75-58 | 99-87 | 99-97 | 335-280 | |
| Total points | 100 | 133 | 186 | 196 | 615 | |
| Winners | 21 | 34 | 44 | 36 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 45% | 44% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 27/44 | 39/58 | 59/87 | 61/108 | 186/297 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 67% | 68% | 56% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 34/39 | 44/59 | 36/61 | 135/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 87% | 75% | 59% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 8/19 | 9/28 | 25/47 | 55/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 42% | 32% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/9 | 6/9 | 4/9 | 18/34 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 44% | 67% | 44% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 2/3 | 5/8 | 8/13 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 63% | 62% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
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