Francisco Cerundolo and Dusan Lajovic will clash against each other in the quarter of the Rio Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on QUADRA 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.64
Dusan Lajovic -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Dusan Lajovic
This will be the 2nd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Dusan Lajovic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lajovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Lajovic won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2023.
Francisco Cerundolo
5 - 6win/loss
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WWWLLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-25 | 4-8 | 21-13 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 10-10 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-28 | 7-8 | 25-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-24 | 3-2 | 39-21 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 36-11 | 5-0 | 31-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 22, Cerundolo got to the quarter after beating Francisco Comesana 6-1 1-6 6-2 and Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Francisco had a good straight sets win against Ramos-Vinolas (6-2 6-1). During the match, Cerundolo scored 64 points vs Ramos-Vinolas’s 42. Francisco was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cerundolo struck 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 74% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (8/13) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Ramos-Vinolas 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has conceded 1 set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Cerundolo has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 67% of his matches (282-142). 3-3 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Cerundolo has an overall237-100 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Argentine has an aggregate 4-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rio de Janeiro
Dusan Lajovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-20 | 3-7 | 13-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 9-9 | 18-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-30 | 4-11 | 24-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-28 | 8-10 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 7-6 | 7-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 58, Dusan got to the quarter after defeating Daniel Elahi Galan 4-6 7-68 6-1 and Laslo Djere 6-2 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Lajovic had a good straight sets win against Djere (6-2 7-5). During the match Lajovic scored 74 points vs Djere’s 59. The Serbian was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Lajovic scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Dusan Lajovic lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Lajovic put 75% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Djere 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Dusan has a composed 5-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rio de Janeiro
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cerundolo | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 50 |
| Pts | 136-99 | 181-159 |
| Total Points | 235 | 340 |
| Winners | 54 | 83 |
| %Winners | 40% | 46% |
Both Cerundolo and Lajovic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo dropped 1 set, while Dusan Lajovic conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Cerundolo and Lajovic have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Cerundolo played 13 games less than Lajovic. Francisco scored 54 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Serbian scored 83 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cerundolo | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 82/120 | 115/167 |
| %1st in | 68% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 54/82 | 83/115 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 26/52 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 50% |
Cerundolo scored 3 aces (1.5 per match). Lajovic made 5 aces (2.5 per match). Cerundolo won 66% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Lajovic won 72% of the points on 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 | Cerundolo | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/17 | 8/19 |
| % Converted | 53% | 42% |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 |
| Saved | 4 | 5 |
| % Saved | 57% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Argentine broke his opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. Cerundolo lost his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Lajovic broke his opponents 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. Dusan conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cerundolo | ||||
| R1 Comesana |
R2 Ramos-Vinolas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 1-6 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 37 | |
| pts | 72-57 | 64-42 | 136-99 | |
| Total points | 129 | 106 | 235 | |
| Winners | 28 | 26 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 45/70 | 37/50 | 82/120 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 74% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 28/45 | 26/37 | 54/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 70% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 8/13 | 23/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 62% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/10 | 9/17 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 40% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 1/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lajovic | ||||
| R1 Elahi Galan Riveros |
R2 Djere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-68 6-1 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 20 | 50 | |
| pts | 107-100 | 74-59 | 181-159 | |
| Total points | 207 | 133 | 340 | |
| Winners | 48 | 35 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 68/104 | 47/63 | 115/167 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 75% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 48/68 | 35/47 | 83/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 74% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 8/16 | 26/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/8 | 8/19 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 3/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 75% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Rio De Janeiro
- Nicolas Barrientos/Rafael MatosBarrientos/Rafael Matos – Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz (3-6 7-65 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Sadio Doumbia/Fabien ReboulDoumbia/Fabien Reboul – Julian Cash/Robert GallowayCash/Robert Galloway (6-4 3-6 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
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