Nick Hardt and Facundo Mena will face off in the quarter of the Merida Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on ESTADIO LORENZO MOLINA. 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 Nick Hardt who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nick Hardt is the pick to win this match.
Nick Hardt -> 1.56
Facundo Mena -> 2.29
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Prediction and head to head Nick Hardt vs. Facundo Mena
There is no head to head record between Nick Hardt and Facundo Mena since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Nick Hardt
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-25 | 6-6 | 34-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-28 | 11-9 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 18-6 | 28-16 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-19 | 9-6 | 35-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-11 | 6-6 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 317, Nick reached the quarter after beating Juan Pablo Paz 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Jacob Brumm 6-1 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Dominican had a good straight sets win against Brumm (6-1 6-3). During the match, Hardt scored 58 points vs Brumm’s 42. Hardt was quite aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hardt managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nick Hardt lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Hardt put 62% of his first serves in, winning 62% (18/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the 2nd serve. Nick broke Brumm 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hardt has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Hardt has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (200-129). 12-2 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Hardt has a composed124-75 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Hardt’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Antalya and M25 Santo Domingo.
The Dominican has an overall 18-7 win-loss record in 2024, 12-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Merida Challenger
Hardt has never competed in this tournament before.
Facundo Mena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-24 | 3-1 | 47-23 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 11-9 | 18-11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-29 | 8-7 | 25-20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-30 | 0-4 | 29-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 445, Facundo reached the quarter after defeating Antoine Bellier 6-4 6-1 and Gabi Adrian Boitan 7-63 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Mena had a good straight sets win against Adrian Boitan (7-63 6-3). During the match Mena scored 71 points vs Adrian Boitan’s 60. Facundo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Mena struck 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Facundo Mena lost the serve once. Furthermore, Mena put 61% of his first serves in, winning 83% (34/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Facundo broke Adrian Boitan twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mena hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Facundo’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Villa Maria.
Mena has a compiled 10-5 win-loss record in 2024, 10-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hardt | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 39 |
| Pts | 146-119 | 132-104 |
| Total Points | 265 | 236 |
| Winners | 58 | 54 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Hardt and Mena played 2 matches. At the moment, Nick Hardt surrendered 1 set while Facundo Mena hasn’t lost a set so far. Hardt has played 1 set more than Mena (5 vs 4). Therefore, Hardt played 5 games more than Mena. Hardt scored 58 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Mena blasted 54 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hardt | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 6 |
| 1st in | 80/118 | 69/115 |
| %1st in | 68% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 58/80 | 54/69 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 22/38 | 28/46 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 61% |
Hardt blasted 5 aces (2.5 per match). Mena scored 12 aces (6 per match). Hardt won 73% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Mena won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hardt | Mena |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 6 |
| Converted | 9/20 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 45% | 55% |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 43% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Hardt broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Dominican surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. Mena broke his opponents 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Facundo conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hardt | ||||
| R1 Pablo Paz |
R2 Brumm |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 16 | 44 | |
| pts | 88-77 | 58-42 | 146-119 | |
| Total points | 165 | 100 | 265 | |
| Winners | 40 | 18 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 31% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 51/71 | 29/47 | 80/118 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 40/51 | 18/29 | 58/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 62% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 10/18 | 22/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 56% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 6/8 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 75% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Mena | ||||
| R1 Bellier |
R2 Adrian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 | 39 | |
| pts | 61-44 | 71-60 | 132-104 | |
| Total points | 105 | 131 | 236 | |
| Winners | 20 | 34 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 48% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 28/48 | 41/67 | 69/115 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 34/41 | 54/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 83% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/20 | 13/26 | 28/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 50% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/5 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 40% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 0/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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