Thiago Moura Monteiro and Pedro Sakamoto will square off in the quarter of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 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 Thiago Moura Monteiro who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Moura Monteiro is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.148
Pedro Sakamoto -> 4.85
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Pedro Sakamoto
This will be the 3rd time that Thiago Moura Monteiro and Pedro Sakamoto square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Moura Monteiro won 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Santos Challenger back in 2016.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-28 | 1-3 | 33-17 | 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. 113, Moura Monteiro got to the quarter after defeating Edoardo Lavagno 6-2 6-2 and Valerio Aboian 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Aboian (6-3 6-3). During the match, Moura Monteiro scored 59 points vs Aboian’s 43. Thiago was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moura Monteiro scored just 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Thiago Moura Monteiro lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Moura Monteiro put 58% of his first serves in, winning 70% (21/30) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Thiago broke Aboian 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moura Monteiro hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 59% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (344-262). 7-3 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Moura Monteiro has an aggregate 281-179 match record in the last years on clay.
Thiago has an overall 9-3 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Pedro Sakamoto
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-29 | 7-2 | 28-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-24 | 4-2 | 35-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-24 | 2-3 | 19-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-14 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 336, the Brazilian got to the quarter after beating Marco Cecchinato 6-4 6-4 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 5-7 6-0 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Pucinelli De Almeida, The Brazilian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-0 6-4). During the match Sakamoto scored 106 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 82. Pedro was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Sakamoto bagged 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Pedro Sakamoto lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sakamoto put 73% of his first serves in, winning 64% (41/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the 2nd serve. Sakamoto broke Pucinelli De Almeida 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sakamoto has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Sakamoto’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Tucuman.
Sakamoto has an aggregate 9-4 win-loss record in 2024, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger
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 | Moura Monteiro | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 48 |
| Pts | 118-83 | 184-157 |
| Total Points | 201 | 341 |
| Winners | 47 | 75 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Moura Monteiro and Sakamoto played 2 matches. At the moment, Pedro Sakamoto lost 1 set while Thiago Moura Monteiro hasn’t dropped a set so far. Moura Monteiro has played 1 set(s) less than Sakamoto (4 vs 5). Therefore, Moura Monteiro played 14 games less than Sakamoto. Thiago scored 47 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Pedro managed to score 75 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moura Monteiro | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 64/105 | 114/160 |
| %1st in | 61% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 47/64 | 75/114 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 23/41 | 25/46 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 54% |
Moura Monteiro made 11 aces (5.5 per match). Sakamoto managed to score 7 aces (3.5 per match). Moura Monteiro won 73% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Sakamoto won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Sakamoto |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/14 | 9/23 |
| % Converted | 64% | 39% |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 |
| Saved | 4 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 9 times with a 64% conversion rate. The Brazilian surrendered his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Brazilian broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Pedro conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moura Monteiro | ||||
| R1 Lavagno |
R2 Aboian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
| pts | 59-40 | 59-43 | 118-83 | |
| Total points | 99 | 102 | 201 | |
| Winners | 26 | 21 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 34/53 | 30/52 | 64/105 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 21/30 | 47/64 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 11/22 | 23/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 50% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/7 | 9/14 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 71% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sakamoto | ||||
| R1 Cecchinato |
R2 Pucinelli De Almeida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 5-7 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 48 | |
| pts | 78-75 | 106-82 | 184-157 | |
| Total points | 153 | 188 | 341 | |
| Winners | 34 | 41 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 50/72 | 64/88 | 114/160 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 73% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 41/64 | 75/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 64% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 13/24 | 25/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 7/14 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 43% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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