Ergi Kirkin and Hernan Casanova will play each other in the quarter of the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on CANCHA 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hernan Casanova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hernan Casanova is the pick to win this match.
Hernan Casanova -> 1.68
Ergi Kirkin -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Ergi Kirkin vs. Hernan Casanova
There is no head to head record between Ergi Kirkin and Hernan Casanova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ergi Kirkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49-28 | 18-4 | 29-19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-26 | 3-4 | 39-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 3-5 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 4-8 | 29-16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-8 | 14-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 302, the Turk reached the quarter after defeating Leonardo Aboian 6-3 6-1 and Daniel Dutra Da Silva 6-2 1-6 7-63.
In the 2nd round, Kirkin defeated Dutra Da Silva (6-2 1-6 7-63).During the match, Kirkin scored less points (1) than Dutra Da Silva. In fact, the world no. 302 won 87 points vs Dutra Da Silva’s. That means that Kirkin was more focused during the important points. Ergi was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kirkin struck 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ergi Kirkin lost the serve 7 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kirkin put 59% of his first serves in, winning 58% (31/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (14/37) on the 2nd serve. Kirkin broke Dutra Da Silva 7 times after converting 88% of his break points (7/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kirkin has lost 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Kirkin has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (231-153). 9-3 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kirkin has a compiled160-88 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Turk’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Doha and M15 Torello.
Ergi has an overall 21-8 win-loss record in 2024, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger
Ergi has never competed in this tournament before.
Hernan Casanova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-24 | 0-0 | 27-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-27 | 0-2 | 29-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-32 | 3-3 | 42-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 384, Casanova reached the quarter after beating Igor Gimenez 3-6 6-4 6-2 and Felix Corwin 6-3 6-78 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Casanova defeated Corwin (6-3 6-78 6-1). During the match Casanova scored 108 points vs Corwin’s 83. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about serving, Casanova scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Hernan Casanova lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Casanova put 82% of his first serves in, winning 70% (57/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Corwin 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Casanova has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Hernan’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Punta del Este and M25 Badalona.
The Argentine has an aggregate 16-11 win-loss record in 2024, 16-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kirkin | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 56 |
| Pts | 147-128 | 195-156 |
| Total Points | 275 | 351 |
| Winners | 46 | 97 |
| %Winners | 31% | 50% |
Both Kirkin and Casanova played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ergi Kirkin surrendered 1 set, while Hernan Casanova lost 2 sets. Kirkin has played 1 set(s) less than Casanova (5 vs 6). Therefore, Kirkin played 12 games less than Casanova. Ergi scored 46 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Casanova managed to score 97 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kirkin | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 75/137 | 141/176 |
| %1st in | 55% | 80% |
| 1st pts | 46/75 | 97/141 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 31/62 | 23/35 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 66% |
Kirkin made 6 aces (3 per match). Casanova recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Kirkin won 61% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Casanova won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 66% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kirkin | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 8 |
| Converted | 12/16 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 75% | 44% |
| Conceded | 13 | 17 |
| Saved | 5 | 13 |
| % Saved | 38% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 4 |
Ergi broke his opponents 12 times with a 75% conversion rate. Ergi lost his serve 8 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded. Casanova broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kirkin | ||||
| R1 Aboian |
R2 Dutra Da Silva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-2 1-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 28 | 44 | |
| pts | 60-40 | 87-88 | 147-128 | |
| Total points | 100 | 175 | 275 | |
| Winners | 15 | 31 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 25% | 36% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 22/47 | 53/90 | 75/137 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 59% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 15/22 | 31/53 | 46/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 58% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/25 | 14/37 | 31/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 38% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 7/8 | 12/16 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 88% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/12 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 42% | 21% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Casanova | ||||
| R1 Gimenez |
R2 Corwin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-78 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 29 | 56 | |
| pts | 87-73 | 108-83 | 195-156 | |
| Total points | 160 | 191 | 351 | |
| Winners | 40 | 57 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 53% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 59/76 | 82/100 | 141/176 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 82% | 80% | |
| 1st pts | 40/59 | 57/82 | 97/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 70% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 10/18 | 23/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 56% | 66% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 5/10 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 6/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 75% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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