Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Gianluca Mager will play each other in the quarter of the Punta Del Este Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:00 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 -> 1.47
Gianluca Mager -> 2.52
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Prediction and head to head Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Gianluca Mager
This will be the 2nd time that Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Gianluca Mager 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 fought against each other, Manuel Cerundolo won 3-6 6-0 6-1 in the qualifications in Buenos Aires back in 2020.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
2 - 3win/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 reached the quarter after defeating Alessandro Giannessi 1-6 6-4 6-1 and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 6-1 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Manuel Cerundolo had a good straight sets win against Sanchez-Izquierdo (6-1 6-3). During the match, Manuel Cerundolo scored 56 points vs Sanchez-Izquierdo’s 41. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Manuel Cerundolo managed to score 2 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Juan Manuel Cerundolo was very efficient on serve to win 74% (25/34) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Argentine broke Sanchez-Izquierdo 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Juan has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Manuel Cerundolo has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (201-123). 2-0 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Manuel Cerundolo has a composed192-104 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Juan has an overall 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Punta Del Este Challenger
Gianluca Mager
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-25 | 0-0 | 41-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-20 | 3-5 | 15-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-28 | 2-5 | 17-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-28 | 4-7 | 22-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-15 | 1-4 | 10-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 327, Gianluca reached the quarter after defeating Hernan Casanova 6-4 6-4, Carlos Taberner 6-4 7-62, Ivan Gakhov 3-6 7-65 7-63 and Francisco Comesana 7-68 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Comesana (7-68 6-4). During the match Mager scored 82 points vs Comesana’s 76. Gianluca was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Mager managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Gianluca Mager was quite effective on serve to win 73% (30/41) of his 1st serve and 59% (16/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Mager broke Comesana 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gianluca started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Italian has a compiled 6-2 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Manuel Cerundolo | Mager |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 101 |
| Pts | 133-109 | 342-321 |
| Total Points | 242 | 663 |
| Winners | 46 | 132 |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% |
Manuel Cerundolo played 2 matches while Mager competed in 4 matches. Mager 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 dropped 1 set, while Gianluca Mager dropped 1 set. Manuel Cerundolo has played 4 set(s) less than Mager (5 vs 9). Therefore, Manuel Cerundolo played 61 games less than Mager. The Argentine scored 46 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian bagged 132 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Manuel Cerundolo | Mager |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 5.8 |
| 1st in | 70/116 | 179/309 |
| %1st in | 60% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 46/70 | 132/179 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 26/46 | 62/130 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 48% |
Manuel Cerundolo recorded 2 aces (1 per match). Mager fired 23 aces (5.8 per match). Manuel Cerundolo won 66% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Mager won 74% of the points behind 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 | Manuel Cerundolo | Mager |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 15 |
| Converted | 9/23 | 15/41 |
| % Converted | 39% | 37% |
| Conceded | 7 | 18 |
| Saved | 3 | 6 |
| % Saved | 43% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 12 |
Juan broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Juan surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 15 times with a 37% conversion rate. Mager conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Manuel Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Giannessi |
R2 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-4 6-1 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 16 | 40 | |
| pts | 77-68 | 56-41 | 133-109 | |
| Total points | 145 | 97 | 242 | |
| Winners | 21 | 25 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 45% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 36/65 | 34/51 | 70/116 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 67% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 21/36 | 25/34 | 46/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 74% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 10/17 | 26/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 59% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 4/10 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 40% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 2/2 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 100% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mager | ||||||
| Q1 Casanova |
Q3 Taberner |
R1 Gakhov |
R2 Comesana |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 7-62 | 3-6 7-65 7-63 | 7-68 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 101 | |
| pts | 60-49 | 78-70 | 122-126 | 82-76 | 342-321 | |
| Total points | 109 | 148 | 248 | 158 | 663 | |
| Winners | 22 | 32 | 48 | 30 | 132 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 31/57 | 42/67 | 65/117 | 41/68 | 179/309 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 63% | 56% | 60% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 22/31 | 32/42 | 48/65 | 30/41 | 132/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 76% | 74% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 10/25 | 22/52 | 16/27 | 62/130 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 40% | 42% | 59% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/7 | 3/15 | 4/13 | 15/41 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 57% | 20% | 31% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 3/6 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 20% | 40% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
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