Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo will play each other in the 2nd round of the Punta Del Este Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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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 -> 1.26
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo -> 3.6
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
This will be the 2nd time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Manuel Cerundolo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Manuel Cerundolo won 5-7 6-1 10-3 in the 1st round in M25 Pardubice back in 2020.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
2 - 2win/loss
141
79
LLWWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-28 | 0-3 | 46-25 | 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. 138, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after beating Alessandro Giannessi 1-6 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round against Giannessi, Manuel Cerundolo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-1). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 77 points vs Giannessi’s 68. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Manuel Cerundolo couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Juan Manuel Cerundolo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Manuel Cerundolo put 55% of his first serves in, winning 58% (21/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Giannessi 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (200-123). 1-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Manuel Cerundolo has an aggregate191-104 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Argentine has an aggregate 1-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Punta Del Este Challenger
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-35 | 2-2 | 28-32 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-31 | 4-5 | 41-23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 5-0 | 26-25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-32 | 0-2 | 39-28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 33-16 | 1-1 | 32-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 292, Sanchez-Izquierdo reached the 2nd round after beating Juan Bautista Torres 5-7 6-3 6-4, Orlando Luz 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Tomas Barrios Vera 3-6 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Tomas Barrios Vera, Sanchez-Izquierdo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 92 points vs Tomas Barrios Vera’s 86. Nikolas was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Sanchez-Izquierdo scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sanchez-Izquierdo put 69% of his first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Tomas Barrios Vera 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
The Spaniard has a composed 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Sanchez-Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 87 |
| Pts | 77-68 | 273-250 |
| Total Points | 145 | 523 |
| Winners | 21 | 124 |
| %Winners | 27% | 45% |
Manuel Cerundolo played 1 match while Sanchez-Izquierdo competed in 3 matches. Sanchez-Izquierdo started his run from the qualifications while Manuel Cerundolo had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Juan Manuel Cerundolo conceded 1 set, while Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo conceded 3 sets. Manuel Cerundolo has played 6 set(s) less than Sanchez-Izquierdo (3 vs 9). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 63 games less than Sanchez-Izquierdo. Manuel Cerundolo scored 21 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard scored 124 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Sanchez-Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 36/65 | 187/272 |
| %1st in | 55% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 21/36 | 124/187 |
| %1st pts | 58% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 43/85 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 51% |
Manuel Cerundolo didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Sanchez-Izquierdo made 2 aces (0.7 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 58% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Sanchez-Izquierdo won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Manuel Cerundolo | Sanchez-Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 15 |
| Converted | 5/13 | 15/29 |
| % Converted | 38% | 52% |
| Conceded | 5 | 24 |
| Saved | 1 | 12 |
| % Saved | 20% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 12 |
The Argentine broke his opponent 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 20% of the break points that he conceded. Nikolas broke his opponents 15 times with a 52% conversion rate. Sanchez-Izquierdo conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | |||
| R1 Giannessi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 77-68 | 77-68 | |
| Total points | 145 | 145 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 27% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 36/65 | 36/65 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/36 | 21/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 58% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 16/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/13 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Sanchez-Izquierdo | |||||
| Q1 Bautista |
Q3 Luz |
R1 Tomas Barrios Vera |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 3-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 27 | 29 | 87 | |
| pts | 103-98 | 78-66 | 92-86 | 273-250 | |
| Total points | 201 | 144 | 178 | 523 | |
| Winners | 41 | 39 | 44 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 50% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 65/102 | 55/73 | 67/97 | 187/272 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 75% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 41/65 | 39/55 | 44/67 | 124/187 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 71% | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 12/18 | 13/30 | 43/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 67% | 43% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 4/6 | 5/10 | 15/29 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 67% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 2 | 11 | 24 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 0/2 | 6/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 0% | 55% | 110% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
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