Nicolas Mejia and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez will play each other in the 2nd round of the Acapulco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6:30 pm on ESTADIO ARENA GNP SEGUROS. 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 Nicolas Mejia who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Mejia is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Mejia -> 1.66
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Mejia vs. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Mejia and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nicolas Mejia
22 - 11win/loss
219
215
LLLWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-33 | 18-21 | 23-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-33 | 6-13 | 18-18 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-35 | 13-12 | 15-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-28 | 16-10 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 298, Nicolas got to the 2nd round after defeating Maxime Janvier 2-6 7-5 7-5.
In the 1st round against Janvier, The Colombian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 7-5).During the match, Mejia scored less points (7) than Janvier. In fact, the world no. 298 won 87 points vs Janvier’s. That means that Mejia was more focused during the important points. The Colombian was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mejia wasn’t able to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Nicolas Mejia lost the serve 7 times. Furthermore, Mejia put 61% of his first serves in, winning 47% (27/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (21/36) on the 2nd serve. The Colombian broke Janvier 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Mejia has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 54% of his matches (185-156). 10-5 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mejia has an overall75-58 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he overcame Matias Soto in the final 6-1 5-7 6-2.
Mejia has an aggregate 22-10 win-loss record in 2024, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Acapulco Challenger
Nicolas has never competed in this tournament before.
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
6 - 6win/loss
413
403
LWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-26 | 21-11 | 12-14 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-15 | 6-6 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 636 (career-high), Pacheco reached the 2nd round after defeating Michael Mmoh 6-3 7-66.
In the 1st round, Rodrigo had a good straight sets win against Mmoh (6-3 7-66). During the match Pacheco scored 87 points vs Mmoh’s 81. The Mexican was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Pacheco managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Pacheco put 72% of his first serves in, winning 60% (37/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the 2nd serve. Pacheco broke Mmoh 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Rodrigo has an aggregate 5-6 win-loss record in 2024, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mejia | Pacheco |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 22 |
| Pts | 87-94 | 87-81 |
| Total Points | 181 | 168 |
| Winners | 27 | 37 |
| %Winners | 31% | 43% |
Both Mejia and Pacheco played 1 match. At the moment, Nicolas Mejia conceded 1 set while Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez hasn’t conceded a set so far. Mejia has played 1 set more than Pacheco (3 vs 2). Therefore, Mejia played 10 games more than Pacheco. Nicolas scored 27 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Rodrigo managed to score 37 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mejia | Pacheco |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 3 |
| 1st in | 57/93 | 62/86 |
| %1st in | 61% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 27/57 | 37/62 |
| %1st pts | 47% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 21/36 | 13/24 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 54% |
Mejia didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Pacheco made 3 aces . Mejia won 47% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Pacheco won 60% 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 | Mejia | Pacheco |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 4 |
| Converted | 7/12 | 4/13 |
| % Converted | 58% | 31% |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 |
| Saved | 0 | 9 |
| % Saved | 0% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 |
Nicolas broke his opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Colombian dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Rodrigo broke his opponent 4 times with a 31% conversion rate. Rodrigo conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mejia | |||
| R1 Janvier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 87-94 | 87-94 | |
| Total points | 181 | 181 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 57/93 | 57/93 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 27/57 | 27/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 47% | 47% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/36 | 21/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/7 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 | |
| Pacheco | |||
| R1 Mmoh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 87-81 | 87-81 | |
| Total points | 168 | 168 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 62/86 | 62/86 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 37/62 | 37/62 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 13/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/13 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Acapulco Challenger
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Andre IlaganIlagan (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Dominik PalanPalan (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Maxime JanvierJanvier (2-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Maxime CressyCressy – Nathan PonwithPonwith (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Aidan MchughMchugh – Ryan SeggermanSeggerman (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Charles BroomBroom (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Goncalo OliveiraOliveira – Karue SellSell (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Gonzalo OliveiraOliveira – Karue SellSell (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Omar JasikaJasika (3-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Michael MmohMmoh (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Bor ArtnakArtnak – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Sebastian FanselowFanselow (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Blaise BicknellBicknell (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Aidan MayoMayo (5-7 7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Bernard TomicTomic (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Antoine BellierBellier (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Goncalo OliveiraOliveira – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adam WaltonWalton – Aidan MchughMchugh (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maxime CressyCressy – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
