Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Joao Fonseca will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on ENRIQUE MOREA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Fonseca who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Joao Fonseca is the pick to win this match.
Joao Fonseca -> 1.41
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco -> 2.76
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco vs. Joao Fonseca
There is no head to head record between Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Joao Fonseca since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-26 | 1-1 | 43-24 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 306, Murkel got to the 2nd round after beating Liam Draxl 1-6 5-2 ret..
In the 1st round against Draxl, the Bolivian had a free pass after Draxl retired on a 1-6 5-2 . scoreline.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (131-79). 1-0 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a compiled121-70 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has an aggregate 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Joao Fonseca
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-19 | 8-3 | 14-11 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 727, Fonseca reached the 2nd round after beating Felix Gill 2-6 6-1 6-2.
In the 1st round against Gill, Fonseca recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-2). During the match Fonseca scored 86 points vs Gill’s 74. Joao was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Fonseca made 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Joao Fonseca lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Fonseca put 62% of his first serves in, winning 68% (27/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Gill 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).
The Brazilian has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Fonseca has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 14 | 23 |
| Pts | 53-50 | 86-74 |
| Total Points | 103 | 160 |
| Winners | 16 | 27 |
| %Winners | 30% | 31% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Fonseca played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco dropped 1 set, while Joao Fonseca dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Fonseca have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 9 games less than Fonseca. The Bolivian scored 16 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, The Brazilian fired 27 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2 |
| 1st in | 31/48 | 40/65 |
| %1st in | 65% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 16/31 | 27/40 |
| %1st pts | 52% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 12/25 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 48% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco managed to score 2 aces . Fonseca scored 2 aces . Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 52% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Fonseca won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 6 |
| Converted | 2/9 | 6/14 |
| % Converted | 22% | 43% |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 |
| Saved | 3 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 25% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. Alejandro Dellien Velasco conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Brazilian broke his opponent 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | |||
| R1 Draxl |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 5-2 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 53-50 | 53-50 | |
| Total points | 103 | 103 | |
| Winners | 16 | 16 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 31/48 | 31/48 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 16/31 | 16/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 52% | 52% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 11/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 2/9 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Fonseca | |||
| R1 Gill |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 86-74 | 86-74 | |
| Total points | 160 | 160 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 40/65 | 40/65 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/40 | 27/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 12/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Timo StodderStodder – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (4-6 7-5 7-62) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Carlos TabernerTaberner (6-4 7-60) – See score progression
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- Max HoukesHoukes – Lautaro MidonMidon (7-66 6-1) – See score progression
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- Mateus AlvesAlves – Valerio AboianAboian (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Joao FonsecaFonseca – Felix GillGill (2-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Lukas NeumayerNeumayer – Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Liam DraxlDraxl (1-6 5-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
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- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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