Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Orlando Luz will square off in the 2nd round of the Asuncion Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on CANCHA 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida is the pick to win this match.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 1.65
Orlando Luz -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida vs. Orlando Luz
This will be the 3rd time that Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Orlando Luz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Pucinelli De Almeida and Luz (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Luz won 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1st round in the Campinas Challenger back in 2020.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-26 | 0-0 | 38-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-25 | 1-3 | 19-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 1-3 | 27-24 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 72-29 | 0-0 | 72-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 13-7 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 295, Pucinelli De Almeida reached the 2nd round after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round against Blancaneaux, Matheus recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Pucinelli De Almeida scored 95 points vs Blancaneaux’s 81. Pucinelli De Almeida was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Pucinelli De Almeida wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Pucinelli De Almeida put 60% of his first serves in, winning 67% (36/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the 2nd serve. Matheus broke Blancaneaux 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Pucinelli De Almeida has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (173-119). 7-5 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pucinelli De Almeida has a composed151-100 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Pucinelli De Almeida’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Piracicaba Challenger.
The Brazilian has a compiled 7-5 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Asuncion Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Orlando Luz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-25 | 0-1 | 25-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-21 | 0-1 | 34-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-18 | 0-0 | 24-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-28 | 0-2 | 40-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 371, Orlando got to the 2nd round after defeating Liam Draxl 6-71 7-5 6-4.
In the 1st round against Draxl, The Brazilian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-71 7-5 6-4). During the match Luz scored 105 points vs Draxl’s 98. The Brazilian was pretty aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about serving, Luz fired 7 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Orlando Luz lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Luz put 59% of his first serves in, winning 88% (50/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (20/40) on the 2nd serve. Luz broke Draxl 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Luz has a composed 7-5 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pucinelli De Almeida | Luz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 35 |
| Pts | 95-81 | 105-98 |
| Total Points | 176 | 203 |
| Winners | 36 | 50 |
| %Winners | 38% | 48% |
Both Pucinelli De Almeida and Luz played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida dropped 1 set, while Orlando Luz dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Pucinelli De Almeida and Luz have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Pucinelli De Almeida played 7 games less than Luz. Matheus scored 36 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Luz struck 50 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pucinelli De Almeida | Luz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 7 |
| 1st in | 54/90 | 57/97 |
| %1st in | 60% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 36/54 | 50/57 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 20/36 | 20/40 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 50% |
Pucinelli De Almeida didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Luz fired 7 aces . Pucinelli De Almeida won 67% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Luz won 88% of the points behind 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 | Pucinelli De Almeida | Luz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 71% | 38% |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 |
| Saved | 2 | 2 |
| % Saved | 33% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Matheus broke his opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. Pucinelli De Almeida conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Orlando broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pucinelli De Almeida | |||
| R1 Blancaneaux |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 95-81 | 95-81 | |
| Total points | 176 | 176 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 54/90 | 54/90 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 36/54 | 36/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/36 | 20/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/6 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Luz | |||
| R1 Draxl |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 105-98 | 105-98 | |
| Total points | 203 | 203 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 57/97 | 57/97 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 50/57 | 50/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/40 | 20/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Asuncion Challenger
- Lorenzo Joaquin RodriguezJoaquin Rodriguez – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas ZanellatoZanellato – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander WeisWeis – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Valerio AboianAboian (6-75 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (1-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Philip SekulicSekulic (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Renzo OlivoOlivo (3-6 6-3 5-4 ret.) – See score progression
- Orlando LuzLuz – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-71 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga – Andrea CollariniCollarini (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Hernando Jose Escurra IsnardiJose Escurra Isnardi – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Joao FonsecaFonseca – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (3-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (1-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas ZanellatoZanellato – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Daniel CukiermanCukierman (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander WeisWeis – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Valerio AboianAboian (6-7(5) 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Lorenzo Joaquin RodriguezJoaquin Rodriguez – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Renzo OlivoOlivo (3-6 6-3 5-4 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo DellienDellien – Alexander WeisWeis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo Joaquin RodriguezJoaquin Rodriguez – Gianluca MagerMager (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida – Orlando LuzLuz (1-1) – H2H and prediction
