Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Juan Pablo Ficovich will square off in the semifinal of the Merida Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:00 pm on ESTADIO LORENZO MOLINA. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco is the pick to win this match.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco -> 1.49
Juan Pablo Ficovich -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco vs. Juan Pablo Ficovich
This will be the 3rd time that Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Juan Pablo Ficovich fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Pablo Ficovich (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 6-3 6-2 in the qualifications in Santiago back in February 2024.
Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-31 | 1-1 | 47-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 49-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-28 | 1-4 | 54-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-13 | 3-2 | 15-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 229 (career-high), Alejandro Dellien Velasco reached the semifinal after beating Ozan Baris 6-3 6-2, Juan Alejandro Hernandez 6-1 3-6 6-3 and Roberto Cid Subervi 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, The Bolivian had a good straight sets win against Cid (6-2 6-2). During the match, Alejandro Dellien Velasco scored 54 points vs Cid’s 37. Alejandro Dellien Velasco was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alejandro Dellien Velasco managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco was quite effective on serve to win 74% (20/27) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Bolivian broke Cid 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Murkel has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 65% of his matches (155-85). 25-6 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Alejandro Dellien Velasco has an aggregate145-76 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Murkel’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Punta del Este and the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Challenger.
Murkel has a compiled 25-6 win-loss record in 2024, 25-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Merida Challenger
Alejandro Dellien Velasco has never competed in this tournament before.
Juan Pablo Ficovich
9 - 6win/loss
172
125
WLLLWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-32 | 5-6 | 36-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-33 | 15-13 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-32 | 6-11 | 23-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-16 | 2-3 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-19 | 4-3 | 13-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 237, Pablo Ficovich reached the semifinal after beating Emiliano Aguilera 6-3 6-1, Gerard Campana Lee 6-2 6-2 and Stefan Kozlov 7-66 6-2.
In the quarter, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Kozlov (7-66 6-2). During the match Pablo Ficovich scored 66 points vs Kozlov’s 56. Pablo Ficovich was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Pablo Ficovich struck 2 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Juan Pablo Ficovich lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Pablo Ficovich put 60% of his first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the 2nd serve. Juan broke Kozlov 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Juan hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Recife.
Juan has an aggregate 8-6 win-loss record in 2024, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Pablo Ficovich |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 53 |
| Pts | 197-146 | 183-122 |
| Total Points | 343 | 305 |
| Winners | 76 | 64 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Both Alejandro Dellien Velasco and Pablo Ficovich played 3 matches. At the moment, Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco lost 1 set while Juan Pablo Ficovich hasn’t conceded a set so far. Alejandro Dellien Velasco has played 1 set more than Pablo Ficovich (7 vs 6). Therefore, Alejandro Dellien Velasco played 5 games more than Pablo Ficovich. Murkel scored 76 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine blasted 64 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Pablo Ficovich |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 108/167 | 82/150 |
| %1st in | 65% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 76/108 | 64/82 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 33/59 | 43/68 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 63% |
Alejandro Dellien Velasco struck 10 aces (3.3 per match). Pablo Ficovich fired 7 aces (2.3 per match). Alejandro Dellien Velasco won 70% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Pablo Ficovich won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alejandro Dellien Velasco | Pablo Ficovich |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 13 |
| Converted | 15/27 | 13/18 |
| % Converted | 56% | 72% |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
Murkel broke his opponents 15 times with a 56% conversion rate. Murkel surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Juan broke his opponents 13 times with a 72% conversion rate. Juan conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alejandro Dellien Velasco | |||||
| R1 Baris |
R2 Alejandro Hernandez |
1/4 Cid |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 25 | 16 | 58 | |
| pts | 60-40 | 83-69 | 54-37 | 197-146 | |
| Total points | 100 | 152 | 91 | 343 | |
| Winners | 25 | 31 | 20 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 34/52 | 47/70 | 27/45 | 108/167 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 67% | 60% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 31/47 | 20/27 | 76/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 66% | 74% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 15/23 | 10/18 | 33/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 65% | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 15/27 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 50% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 50% | 0% | 37% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pablo Ficovich | |||||
| R1 Aguilera |
R2 Campana Lee |
1/4 Kozlov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 7-66 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 21 | 53 | |
| pts | 61-33 | 56-33 | 66-56 | 183-122 | |
| Total points | 94 | 89 | 122 | 305 | |
| Winners | 20 | 18 | 26 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 32% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 24/41 | 20/46 | 38/63 | 82/150 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 43% | 60% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 20/24 | 18/20 | 26/38 | 64/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 90% | 68% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/17 | 14/26 | 15/25 | 43/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 82% | 54% | 60% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/8 | 4/5 | 13/18 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 63% | 80% | 72% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Merida Challenger
- Nick HardtHardt – Facundo MenaMena (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Stefan KozlovKozlov (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Dmitry PopkoPopko (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Nick HardtHardt – Facundo MenaMena (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Dmitry PopkoPopko (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Stefan KozlovKozlov (7-6(6) 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nick HardtHardt – Tristan BoyerBoyer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
